Language change Published on July 30, 2024July 29, 2024 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com The long and short of it We ponder an old textbook. Read More
Cyborg students Published on July 9, 2024July 7, 2024 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com Mechanical aids When we test students today, what do we test? Read More
Your technological age Published on August 15, 2023August 14, 2023 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com Old habits How much new technology have you absorbed? Read More
Kids today Published on June 13, 2023June 14, 2023 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com Effects of technology A graduation party starts us thinking about teenagers. Read More
Good or new? Published on March 7, 2023March 6, 2023 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com Worthwhile art We discuss something beyond our formal qualifications. Read More
Monoglot music Published on September 27, 2022September 26, 2022 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com Not about sukiyaki What does an old song say about its times? Read More
Snoopy and the Red Baron Published on September 6, 2022September 5, 2022 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com Incongruity in retrospect We remember something that didn’t seem strange at the time, but does now. Read More
This is my country Published on July 5, 2022July 4, 2022 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com non-nations We consider alternatives to the nation-state. Read More
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? 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