Articles Tagged with history

The answers

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and explanations

We present the answers to last week’s conundrums.

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April fool?

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Camouflaged truth

It’s not always easy to sort out fact from falsehood.

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time and tide

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Teaching complexity

Almost every subject is complicated if you go deeply enough into it.  Where do you stop teaching?

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New books and old

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Adding and subtracting

We have too many books, but sometimes we add more.

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The prudent mariner

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The ways of the sea

Our navigator realizes that there’s always more to learn.

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Blast from the past

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History and pre-history

We ponder a very old story, and something that could have been an old story.

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Push or pull?

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Information flow

How do you know what you need to know?

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Historical fictions

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The history of history

Sometimes stories take on a history of their own.

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Common sense

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Everyone has it

We consider common sense as a philosophical principle.

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The lateen rig

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A misunderstood sail

We consider a number of mistakes connected with a particular piece of old technology.

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