Multiplexed astronomy
An example of answering several questions at once, by doing several kinds of observation at once.
Several things at once
Just like it sounds
Reforming English spelling?
Learning how to spell in English is difficult. Reforming the system would be harder.
Tradeoffs
In balance
Some actions are obviously good and right. Looking more widely, it may be less obvious.
Reading the script
Sometimes the answer is no
When finding nothing is something
In science, coming up with the answer is often the easy part.
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
The Sun, clouds and people
Levels of predictability
The recent solar eclipse demonstrates much more than astronomy. (Image: one page of Guy Ottwell’s The Under-Standing of Eclipses, available here)
School subjects
The purpose of classes
School is a different environment from the rest of life. This is not always a good thing.