Articles Tagged with history

How big is the world?

Published on October 16, 2018October 16, 2018 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Measuring a cabbage-patch

“It’s a small world” is a cliché.  Can we measure how small?

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Putting pen to paper

Published on October 9, 2018October 9, 2018 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Writing changes, and doesn’t

We examine several literary genres.

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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Outdated, still in use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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Divisable numbers

Published on September 25, 2018September 24, 2018 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

How many whats in a which?

In actual use, the decimal system is not always the best.

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A village in space

Published on July 10, 2018July 10, 2018 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Interstellar genetics

A recent paper contemplates a very long voyage.

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How big is your village?

Published on July 3, 2018July 3, 2018 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

History gets more distant

An unexpected genetic revolution started about 1850.

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The discard pile

Published on May 22, 2018May 22, 2018 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

It didn’t work out

What is the use of scientific theories that aren’t right?

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Transistors, candles and light bulbs

Published on May 1, 2018May 1, 2018 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Simple or complicated

Which would you rather explain?

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Hawking radiation – I

Published on March 27, 2018March 26, 2018 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

The fame of a physicist

Prof. Stephen Hawking, the famous physicist, died this month.  But why was he famous?

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Unfamiliar territory

Published on February 27, 2018February 27, 2018 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Out of one’s field

Our photographer looks at some paintings.

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