explanation

Attempting the impossible

Published on November 2, 2021November 2, 2021 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Cubic equations

Sometimes going beyond 2 is extremely difficult.

Spider bones

Published on October 26, 2021October 25, 2021 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Big is different

We drag Physics into Halloween.

Fear of the dark

Published on October 19, 2021October 19, 2021 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

What’s scary?

We ponder plastic skeletons and other seasonal paraphernalia.

Know thyself

Published on October 12, 2021October 10, 2021 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Learning and testing

Constructing a useful test can be very difficult.

In praise of mediocrity

Published on October 5, 2021October 5, 2021 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Home entertainment

When you can get world-class entertainment at the touch of a button, why would you do it yourself?

Changing the world, or not

Published on September 28, 2021September 26, 2021 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Recording sight and sound

Some inventions change society; others don’t. Why?

When there are two truths

Published on September 21, 2021September 20, 2021 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Aristotle vs. Ptolemy

We point out an uneasy tension beneath an apparent unity.

A simpler theory

Published on September 14, 2021September 12, 2021 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Measuring complications

A simple idea can become a complicated thing to implement.

Getting back to it

Published on September 7, 2021September 6, 2021 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Restarting routine

After a pause, how do you go back to what you used to do–and why?

Future puzzles

Published on August 31, 2021August 30, 2021 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

When today is past

What will need to be explained to future readers about today’s literature?

Five Colors Science & Technology

Beyond the usual spectrum