Earth science
When the Whole Planet Froze Over: Snowball Earth
Snowball Earth is the hypothesis that Earth’s surface was once almost entirely covered in ice during the Cryogenian Period. This article explains how the idea arose, the ice-albedo
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Library & information science
What You Found and What You Missed: Precision and Recall
When a search list looks right at the top, how do you know what was left out? This piece explains precision and recall, the trade-off between them, the F1 score that combines both,
Chemistry
Key Effects of Metabolic Processes on Health and Disease
Metabolism is an essential process that supports all physiological functions in living organisms, playing an important role in maintaining and regulating life activities through va
Film & media
The Empty Object Everyone Chases: The MacGuffin
Why does a film stay gripping even when we never learn what is in the briefcase everyone is chasing? This article explains the MacGuffin, a story device that is vital to the charac
General knowledge
The Process of Eye Movements During Reading and the Concept of Speed Reading
This time, I would like to prepare material on eye movements during reading and speed reading. Here, eye movements during reading refer to the movements the eyes make as they follo
Information technology
What Are the Applications and Outlook of the Internet of Things (IoT)?
The Internet of Things connects everyday objects to the internet so they can collect and share data. This article looks at what IoT is, the key technologies behind it, the fields w
Logistics
Balancing Ordering and Holding Costs: The Economic Order Quantity (EOQ)
The Economic Order Quantity (EOQ), presented by Ford W. Harris in 1913, is the order size that minimizes the sum of fixed ordering costs and inventory holding costs when demand is
Tourism studies
An Analysis of the Importance and Effects of Tourism Development
Tourism is an important industry that provides individuals with new experiences and local communities with economic benefits and opportunities for cultural exchange. Tourism develo
Film & media
Key Secrets to Producing Polished Videos
Effective video production plays a very important role in modern digital marketing and content strategy. Simply picking up a camera and filming is not enough to create successful c
Library & information science
The Concepts of Primary (1st-Order) and Secondary (2nd-Order) Sources
This time, we will explore the concepts of primary (1st-order) and secondary (2nd-order) sources, which are commonly discussed in library and information science. These are among t
Journalism & communication
A Persuasion Vaccine You Get in Advance: Inoculation Theory
Inoculation theory holds that people who meet weak counterarguments in advance and practice refuting them resist stronger persuasion later. This piece covers William J. McGuire’s 1
Information technology
Malware, the Enemy of Cybersecurity: Types and Countermeasures
Cybersecurity has become an essential part of modern information society, with understanding malicious software (Malware) and responding to it playing a central role. Malware is ha