Articles Tagged with history

The limits of the eye

Published on July 12, 2022July 11, 2022 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Ordering the planets

There are some things that the naked eye just can’t do.

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This is my country

Published on July 5, 2022July 4, 2022 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

non-nations

We consider alternatives to the nation-state.

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The original source

Published on May 31, 2022May 30, 2022 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Old books

Sometimes it helps to go back to the original.

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On libraries

Published on May 17, 2022May 15, 2022 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Books of many kinds

We present an unusual motivation to run for public office.

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Fresh-ground

Published on April 26, 2022April 25, 2022 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Far and near

Technology and economics, fruit and spices, and a nutmeg-grater.

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Stories in the air (I)

Published on April 5, 2022April 4, 2022 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

The definitive version

There are some stories you just know.  How?

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Distant cousins

Published on March 1, 2022February 25, 2022 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

The extended family

We make a count of our relations.

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Tilting at windmills

Published on December 7, 2021December 5, 2021 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

The vanishing knight

Where did Don Quixote go?

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A small tool

Published on November 30, 2021November 30, 2021 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

One step beyond the eyes

We consider an anachronism.

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Attempting the impossible (II)

Published on November 9, 2021November 5, 2021 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Parallel lines

We continue to wonder what good can come of trying to do what can’t be done.

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