Articles Tagged with astronomy

Planned and unplanned

Published on March 19, 2019March 17, 2019 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Careful forethought vs. serendipity

Equivocal insights from photography.

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Numbering the stars (II)

Published on March 5, 2019March 3, 2019 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

The observable universe

One word is the difference between calculation and infinity.

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Numbering the stars (I)

Published on February 26, 2019February 25, 2019 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Big numbers

We look at answers to an obvious question.

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The narrative imperative

Published on January 29, 2019January 28, 2019 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Telling the story

We notice that novel-writing and movie-making are different from Physics and History.

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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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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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Why teach errors?

Published on October 2, 2018October 2, 2018 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Outdated, still in use

We look for reasons to teach things that aren’t true.

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Dealing with data (II)

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

The Law of Propagation of Bad Data

You need to go back to the source.

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Dealing with data (I)

Published on August 28, 2018August 28, 2018 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Making the cut

We have too much information to deal with.  What do scientists do?

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Celestial navigation

Published on August 21, 2018August 21, 2018 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Knowing where you are

You can get turn-by-turn directions.  What more do you need?

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