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Names for numbers

Published on January 22, 2019January 21, 2019 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Changing designations

Our astronomer wonders about Thor’s Helmet, the Heart and Soul, and other things.

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Professional writing

Published on January 15, 2019January 15, 2019 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

and professional reading

Some writing is not what we’d expect.

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Students return (II)

Published on January 8, 2019January 6, 2019 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Unintended consequences

We find, again, that the message we thought we sent is not always what was received.

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Students return

Published on January 1, 2019December 30, 2018 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Two come back

Our tutor and our astronomer meet with former students.

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Putting pen to paper (III)

Published on December 25, 2018December 24, 2018 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Too easy

Why do some easy things never actually get done?

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The danger of the best

Published on December 18, 2018December 16, 2018 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Unexpected effects of good reading

Some books don’t seem quite as good as we remember.

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Is this always true?

Published on December 11, 2018December 10, 2018 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Absolute truths

Some questions are very difficult to answer, even if you know the answer.

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Ghosts of future theories

Published on December 3, 2018December 4, 2018 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Magnetic monopoles

We know a great deal about things that may not exist.

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A new type of paradoxer

Published on November 27, 2018November 25, 2018 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Collective individuals

Has the internet made possible a new form of anti-science?

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Searching vs. finding

Published on November 20, 2018November 20, 2018 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

What are you looking for?

It’s harder when you don’t know, but can be more rewarding.

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