Distant cousins Published on March 1, 2022February 25, 2022 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com The extended family We make a count of our relations. Read More
Reading the dial (II) Published on February 22, 2022February 20, 2022 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com Graphs and indicators Digits can be deceiving. Read More
Reading the dial (I) Published on February 15, 2022February 14, 2022 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com The graph and the digital clock How do you tell time? Read More
Knowing too much (II) Published on February 8, 2022February 6, 2022 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com Mind the gap Sometimes there’s a space between too little and too much. Read More
Knowing too much Published on February 1, 2022January 30, 2022 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com Experience and word problems Who makes the best teacher? Read More
Knowing your limits Published on January 18, 2022January 14, 2022 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com The art of the possible We consider being more realistic in education. Read More
The sky is gone (II) Published on January 11, 2022January 10, 2022 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com A long history The stars have been getting harder to see for a long time now. Read More
The sky is gone Published on January 4, 2022January 2, 2022 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com And it’s not coming back Something you didn’t know you had is going away. Read More
The inefficient astronomer Published on December 28, 2021December 27, 2021 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com Learning and relearning We ponder an example of wasted time in science. Read More
Unnatural mathematics Published on December 21, 2021December 19, 2021 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com Horizontal and vertical Learning math involves unlearning many obvious things. Read More