Multiplexed astronomy
An example of answering several questions at once, by doing several kinds of observation at once.
Several things at once
Articles Tagged with social effects of technology
The past in my pocket
Thruppence and history
Paying with physical money, especially pocket change, is going away. That will make future historians’ work harder.
The importance of being there
Human limitations
Disaster this time?
Threatening technology
New technology has been forecast to bring social disaster several times in the past. We seem to have avoided it; but that doesn’t mean we always will.
Non-spectacular spectacles
Seeing astronomical events
A total solar eclipse is an amazing spectacle. You might not even notice other astronomical events.
A modern irritation
Machine learning
Trained by our machines
Our chief consultant realizes how effective our machines have been at training us to perform tasks efficiently and exactly.
Greece vs. Bablylon
Two kinds of mathematics
Mathematics, at almost any level, can be either practical or ideal. Problems arise when the two kinds are confused.
Junk mail
Making things easy
New technology often makes a task much easier to do. That doesn’t necessarily mean it’s done better.