The answers Published on April 2, 2024March 31, 2024 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com and explanations We present the answers to last week’s conundrums. Read More
Breadcrumbs Published on March 5, 2024March 4, 2024 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com Not even suggestions Our tutor’s activities sometimes depart from the syllabus. Read More
Aldehydes and ketones Published on February 6, 2024February 4, 2024 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com The road not taken Our tutor considers past alternatives. Read More
Big Bang vs. Steady State Published on June 20, 2023June 19, 2023 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com A misremembered episode The Big Bang won. But not the way it’s normally presented. Read More
Not just typos Published on October 25, 2022October 24, 2022 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com Wrong answers in the books We’re puzzled by problems with certain books that should be authoritative. Read More
Better but harder Published on October 18, 2022October 17, 2022 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com Simple becomes difficult We ponder how the same scientific task gets harder with time. Read More
Quick learners Published on October 4, 2022October 4, 2022 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com Following the syllabus How quickly do we need to teach a subject? Read More
What kind of scientist? Published on August 9, 2022August 7, 2022 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com Astronomers of different eras We note that different kinds of people have become astronomers, depending on when they worked. Read More
Nobel or teaching? Published on May 24, 2022May 23, 2022 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com Considering Feynman We wonder where a scientist made the most impact. Read More
Not even the question Published on April 19, 2022April 17, 2022 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com Styles of mathematics A lot of learning lies ahead. Read More