Articles Tagged with history

Putting pen to paper (II)

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The novelists’ instrument

We examine an incident in which new technology did not change literary genres.

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Providing proof

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If-then-therefore

Doing proofs in Geometry class is hard.  Teaching how to do them is harder.

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How big is the world?

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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

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Writing changes, and doesn’t

We examine several literary genres.

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Why teach errors?

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Outdated, still in use

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

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Divisable numbers

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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

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Interstellar genetics

A recent paper contemplates a very long voyage.

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How big is your village?

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History gets more distant

An unexpected genetic revolution started about 1850.

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The discard pile

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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

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Simple or complicated

Which would you rather explain?

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