Articles Tagged with calculation

A simpler theory (II)

Published on July 11, 2023July 9, 2023 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Writing down the equation

We notice how mathematical notation affects scientific progress.

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Big Bang vs. Steady State

Published on June 20, 2023June 19, 2023 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

A misremembered episode

The Big Bang won.  But not the way it’s normally presented.

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Beware 2038!

Published on March 28, 2023March 27, 2023 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Numbers and the sky

We describe a year when the rules don’t work.

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Round numbers

Published on February 28, 2023February 27, 2023 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

An even ten-thousand

We note an almost unknown milestone.

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What are the chances?

Published on January 31, 2023January 31, 2023 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Some Bayesian statistics

Mathematics isn’t always counterintuitive.

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A good plot

Published on January 17, 2023January 16, 2023 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

This against that

What do your data really say?

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Better but harder

Published on October 18, 2022October 17, 2022 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Simple becomes difficult

We ponder how the same scientific task gets harder with time.

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Updates

Published on September 20, 2022September 19, 2022 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Light and peppers

We report on things inevitable and unpredictable.

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Liquids in space?

Published on September 13, 2022September 11, 2022 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Chemical calculations

An offhand comment led to a set of hybrid calculations.

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Programmable (II)

Published on August 23, 2022August 22, 2022 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Victory of the geeks

We note one time when the computer-engineers won over the marketers.

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