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Psychology

Overcoming Impostor Syndrome: How to Regain Your Confidence

In modern society, many people experience difficulty fully acknowledging their own success and feel as though their achievements were obtained through deception. This phenomenon is

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Library & information science

Books Are for Use: The Five Laws of Library Science

The Five Laws of Library Science are five short principles, published by the Indian mathematician and librarian S. R. Ranganathan in 1931, that sum up whom and what a library exist

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General knowledge

It Always Takes Longer Than Expected: Hofstadter’s Law

Hofstadter’s Law says that it always takes longer than you expect, even when you take the law into account. This piece covers its origin in Gödel, Escher, Bach, its recursive struc

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Chemistry

Water That Doesn't Freeze When It Should: Supercooling

Why does water sometimes stay liquid below freezing? This article explains what supercooling is and how it works, everyday examples such as clouds, freezing rain, and hand warmers,

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Information technology

Using Network Technology to Optimize Day-to-Day Operations

Network technology is at the heart of modern society's information and communications infrastructure and has become an indispensable part of the business environment. In a rapidly

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Journalism & communication

The World Our Screens Have Cultivated: Cultivation Theory

Why does the world feel more dangerous after hours of news and crime dramas? This article explains cultivation theory, which holds that long-term, heavy media exposure gradually sh

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Physics

Faster Flow, Lower Pressure: Bernoulli’s Principle

Bernoulli’s principle says that within a single flow, a fluid’s pressure drops where it speeds up and rises where it slows down. This piece covers how the principle came about, the