explanation

Correcting misconceptions

Published on July 29, 2025July 28, 2025 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Alternative approaches

What is the best way to do popular science?

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The exclusionary rule

Published on July 22, 2025July 21, 2025 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

People are different

You can’t please all the people any of the time.

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Teaching creativity

Published on July 15, 2025July 14, 2025 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Or not

Sometimes following a procedure is necessary; other times, it’s not an option.

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What if. . .?

Published on July 8, 2025July 7, 2025 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Counterfactuals

Asking about what might have been can be useful, but is often just a waste of time.

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The center of the universe

Published on July 1, 2025June 29, 2025 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

A privileged position

A discredited historical myth refuses to die.

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Enthusiasms

Published on June 24, 2025June 22, 2025 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Self-motivated

You can find people enthusiastic about any subject nowadays.  This is a good thing.

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Old Paper (III)

Published on June 17, 2025June 15, 2025 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Limits of language

Literary immortality is not always a good thing.

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Old paper (I)

Published on June 3, 2025June 2, 2025 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

The archives

How long do books last?

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Interpolation

Published on May 27, 2025May 26, 2025 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

No longer useful

We don’t need to look up things in tables of numbers nowadays.

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Critters

Published on May 20, 2025May 19, 2025 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Sharing space

Whom would you share your home with?

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