Articles for October 2024

Turning off the pumps

Published on October 29, 2024October 28, 2024 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Cooling unplugged

There are alternatives to the ubiquitous air conditioner.

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Attention to detail

Published on October 22, 2024October 18, 2024 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Small mistakes

We compare old and new examples of unforgiving calculations.

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Learning the kingdoms

Published on October 15, 2024October 14, 2024 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Classifying life

How do you go about organizing organisms?

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Domesticated plants

Published on October 6, 2024October 6, 2024 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

The earliest servant

The first plant pressed into human service is probably not the one you’re thinking of.

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A difficult problem

Published on October 1, 2024October 1, 2024 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Too hard

The challenge problem was difficult.  The interesting question is: why?

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