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Economics

The Looseness Insurance Brings: Moral Hazard

Moral hazard is the tendency to act more carelessly or boldly once risk has shifted to someone else. This article covers its meaning, how it differs from adverse selection, everyda

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Psychology

Attachment Theory: A Guide to Its Types and Characteristics

How attachment theory developed from Bowlby and Ainsworth, the main attachment types and their traits, and how the theory is applied today in education, therapy, family counseling,

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Psychology

The Power of Resilience to Transform Lives

As many people face stress and uncertainty in modern society, the importance of mental health is being emphasized more than ever. In particular, resilience plays an important role

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Chemistry

Mirror-Image Twin Molecules: Chirality

Chirality is the property of an object or molecule that cannot be superimposed on its own mirror image. This article covers the basic definition of chirality, how mirror-image mole

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Journalism & communication

The Thoughts That Come After the News: Media Priming

Media priming is the phenomenon in which issues the media highlights become the standards we use to judge people and policies later. From Iyengar and Kinder’s 1987 experiments and

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Chemistry

Oil That Washes Away Oil: Saponification

Saponification is the chemical reaction in which fats and oils react with an alkali to become soap and glycerol. This article covers how the reaction works, why soap removes grease

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General knowledge

A Preview of Major Accidents: Heinrich’s Law

Major accidents rarely happen “suddenly”; they are usually preceded by many small warning signs. This article explains Heinrich’s Law (the 1:29:300 rule), its domino theory, later