Analog lessons Published on September 2, 2025September 1, 2025 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com Doomed ideas (III) A different sort of lesson for this digital age. Read More
A cross-boundary class Published on August 26, 2025August 25, 2025 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com Doomed ideas (II) We present another project that almost certainly won’t happen. Read More
The synthesis project Published on August 19, 2025August 17, 2025 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com Doomed ideas (I) We present something that almost certainly won’t happen. Read More
The answers Published on August 12, 2025August 10, 2025 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com General but obscure knowledge We give the answers to the questions we posed last week. Read More
General knowledge Published on August 5, 2025August 3, 2025 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com Challenge problems We present some interdisciplinary questions from our tutoring consultant. Read More
Correcting misconceptions Published on July 29, 2025July 28, 2025 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com Alternative approaches What is the best way to do popular science? Read More
The exclusionary rule Published on July 22, 2025July 21, 2025 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com People are different You can’t please all the people any of the time. Read More
Teaching creativity Published on July 15, 2025July 14, 2025 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com Or not Sometimes following a procedure is necessary; other times, it’s not an option. Read More
What if. . .? Published on July 8, 2025July 7, 2025 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com Counterfactuals Asking about what might have been can be useful, but is often just a waste of time. Read More
The center of the universe Published on July 1, 2025June 29, 2025 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com A privileged position A discredited historical myth refuses to die. Read More