explanation

Cast iron and Coca-Cola®

Published on April 17, 2018April 16, 2018 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Chemistry and Physics

We perpetuate some stereotypes about scientists.

The navigator’s watch

Published on April 10, 2018April 10, 2018 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Combining instruments

Doing some things the old-fashioned way is getting difficult.

Hawking radiation – II

Published on April 3, 2018April 2, 2018 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Black holes to the rescue

We contine with an explanation of why Stephen Hawking is famous among physicists.

Hawking radiation – I

Published on March 27, 2018March 26, 2018 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

The fame of a physicist

Prof. Stephen Hawking, the famous physicist, died this month. But why was he famous?

Only a test

Published on March 20, 2018March 19, 2018 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Asking the questions

Making a test can be harder than taking it.

The pot, the photograph and the on-line video

Published on March 13, 2018March 12, 2018 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Following directions

Old cast iron and new social media.

The rabbit in the Moon

Published on March 6, 2018March 4, 2018 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Habits of seeing

What do you see when you look at the Moon?

Unfamiliar territory

Published on February 27, 2018February 27, 2018 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Out of one’s field

Our photographer looks at some paintings.

How it’s done

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

Telescopes and databases

Astronomy changes. So do the kind of people who become astronomers.

Knowing what you know

Published on February 13, 2018February 11, 2018 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Your own limits

Are you really almost there, or just starting out?

Five Colors Science & Technology

Beyond the usual spectrum