Articles Tagged with history

Getting quieter

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A small triumph

We note an important advance in technology that has happened without fanfare.

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Language change

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The long and short of it

We ponder an old textbook.

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Prepositions and infinitives

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A difficult translation

English is a very unusual language.

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Long reads

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An unfair advantage

How many people read a thousand-page book?

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Notice to Mariners

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Software updates

A system of correction and new information long predates digital computers.

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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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