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At the fair

Published on October 1, 2019October 1, 2019 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Art and historical economics

We try to place a pleasant weekend in context.

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Searching for a word

Published on September 24, 2019September 20, 2019 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

At the source

There are many things we should already have read.  Sometimes we get around to reading them.

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Winding an armature

Published on September 17, 2019September 17, 2019 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Too much information

We encounter an example of a very modern problem.

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Coding

Published on September 10, 2019September 10, 2019 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

An unforgiving art

It’s hard to face a compiler with confidence.

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A long time

Published on September 3, 2019September 3, 2019 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Changes

What is “permanent” depends on your point of view.

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More helium hydride

Published on August 27, 2019August 27, 2019 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Important, but elusive

Doing astrochemistry in a lab is difficult, but can be important.

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Making assumptions

Published on August 20, 2019August 18, 2019 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

What’s reasonable?

We have to start somewhere.  Sometimes the exact place isn’t important.

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Solving the problem

Published on August 13, 2019August 12, 2019 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Standardized tests (again)

When does learning become rote?

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The weather on Jupiter

Published on August 6, 2019August 6, 2019 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

An unexpected variety

We’re impressed by the many data sources, tools, and results in a recent paper.

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Giving advice

Published on July 30, 2019July 28, 2019 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

A returning student

We face the question of the future, and try to avoid it.

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