Articles Tagged with history

In the name of the King

Published on March 24, 2020March 24, 2020 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

But which king?

We encounter a difficulty with studying Medieval history.

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Superficial writing

Published on March 10, 2020March 9, 2020 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Not enough research

Some writers don’t look deeply enough into the background.

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A special time?

Published on January 21, 2020January 21, 2020 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Patterns in the years

Some applied numerology. . .

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Alternate histories (I)

Published on December 31, 2019December 30, 2019 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

The Maritime Gael project

What would you be if you weren’t you?

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A stone in the sidewalk (II)

Published on December 17, 2019December 17, 2019 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Repurposed art

We muse on something outside of our area of expertise.

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A stone in the sidewalk (I)

Published on December 10, 2019December 8, 2019 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Round, grooved and underfoot

Why is this strange object in the Alexandria sidewalk?

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The synthesis project

Published on December 3, 2019December 3, 2019 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Ways of being intelligent

We present an idea that won’t work.

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Working from a snapshot

Published on November 19, 2019November 18, 2019 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Patient astronomers

People are rather ill-designed for astronomy.

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Greek tragedy

Published on November 12, 2019November 10, 2019 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Retained in translation

What comes across, and doesn’t, when we change languages.

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Old science fiction

Published on October 15, 2019October 15, 2019 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

The trouble with predictions

It didn’t happen that way, but we enjoy the stories in spite of that.

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