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Archives and old software

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Looking again

We find ourselves agreeing with Antoine de Saint-Exupéry.

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It’s quiet

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Noticing what’s not there

Much has changed.  It won’t stay that way.

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One of the in-crowd

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Doing popular things

We come to contradictory conclusions.

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In the name of the King

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But which king?

We encounter a difficulty with studying Medieval history.

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Superficial writing

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Not enough research

Some writers don’t look deeply enough into the background.

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Comes the dawn

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Early risers

We notice an asymmetry between sunrise and sunset.

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On learning languages

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Spanish, Russian, Java, Python

We use “language” for a misleading variety of things.

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Examining the data

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How science is done (II)

How closely can you look at your input?

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A personal kind of astronomy

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How science is done (I)

We look at an extraordinary data set.

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Science vs. technology

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Not always on the same side

Even for scientists, the March of Progress is not always a good thing.

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