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Earth science

The Moment an Underground Pressure Cooker Bursts: Geysers

A geyser is a hot spring that shoots out groundwater heated underground, together with steam, at regular intervals. This article covers where the name came from, the conditions gey

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Education

Using Various Learning Theories for Effective Education

Learning theories are an important element that forms the foundation of education as a field of study, aiming to explain human learning processes and thereby propose effective teac

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Film & media

The Power of Scenes That Run Without a Cut: The Long Take

What effects does a long take, filming one scene at length without editing, create? This article covers what a long take is, Bazin's ideas, realism and tension, examples such as Ro

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Economics

Putting a Price on the Harm: Pigouvian Tax

A Pigouvian tax charges an activity that harms others a tax equal to that harm, so market prices reflect the true social cost. Learn about externalities, how the tax corrects the m

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Chemistry

Separating by Differences in Boiling Point: Distillation

Distillation heats a liquid mixture, sends the more volatile components off as vapor first, then cools that vapor back into liquid to separate what was mixed. We look at its histor

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Information technology

Start Small to Run Big: Gall's Law

Gall's Law says that a complex system that works has always evolved from a simple system that worked. We look at where it came from, what its three sentences mean, real examples, a

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General knowledge

Monitor Connectors and Ports: A Complete Connection Guide

A guide to the connectors and ports used to hook up a monitor: the difference between a connector and a port, the features of HDMI, DisplayPort, DVI, and VGA, a comparison of the m