Old-fashioned astronomers (II) Published on March 22, 2022March 21, 2022 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com Roger Griffin Know your data! Read More
Old-fashioned astronomers (I) Published on March 15, 2022March 14, 2022 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com Arlo Landolt The importance of calibration. Read More
The inefficient astronomer Published on December 28, 2021December 27, 2021 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com Learning and relearning We ponder an example of wasted time in science. Read More
Fear of the dark Published on October 19, 2021October 19, 2021 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com What’s scary? We ponder plastic skeletons and other seasonal paraphernalia. Read More
When there are two truths Published on September 21, 2021September 20, 2021 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com Aristotle vs. Ptolemy We point out an uneasy tension beneath an apparent unity. Read More
The languages of science Published on June 1, 2021June 1, 2021 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com Standardization and diversity Does it matter what words go with the mathematics? Read More
The prepared mind Published on February 2, 2021February 1, 2021 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com Learning from an observation What we see depends on what we’re looking for. Read More
It used to be hard Published on September 15, 2020September 15, 2020 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com Now it’s easy Are some things too easy to do nowadays? Read More
Mixing subjects Published on September 8, 2020September 7, 2020 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com Crossing boundaries We put forward an idea for a college class that will probably never happen. Read More
Industrial science Published on July 14, 2020July 12, 2020 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com Gravity’s next step We notice an area of science where theories are so numerous a system has been imposed to keep track. Read More