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Psychology
The fundamental attribution error is the tendency to underestimate the situation and overestimate personality when explaining other people’s behavior. This piece covers Heider’s tw
Food & nutrition
Enzymatic browning is the reaction in which enzymes in fruits and vegetables use oxygen to oxidize phenolic compounds into brown pigments. This piece covers how polyphenol oxidase
Social welfare
Deinstitutionalization is the process of reducing care centered on large institutions and rebuilding housing, care, and relationships so people can live ordinary lives in the commu
Physics
Rayleigh scattering, worked out by Lord Rayleigh in 1871, is the scattering of light by particles much smaller than its wavelength, such as air molecules, and it is far stronger fo
Logistics
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
Library & information science
Berrypicking, named by Marcia J. Bates in 1989, is a model of search in which queries and interests evolve and useful information is gathered bit by bit—unlike classical retrieval
Robotics
The Zero Moment Point (ZMP) is the point under the feet where ground forces create no tipping moment, long used to judge whether a biped robot will fall. This piece covers the supp
Design
The Von Restorff Effect is the principle that among similar items, the one that differs is remembered best. This piece covers Hedwig von Restorff’s 1933 experiment, four contrast d
Education
Dual Coding Theory holds that the mind has separate verbal and nonverbal systems, and that linking words with pictures helps us understand better and remember longer. This piece co
Tourism studies
Tourism carrying capacity is the maximum number of visitors a place can receive without seriously harming its environment, residents, or the visitor experience. This piece covers i
Economics
The Jevons paradox is the phenomenon in which improving the efficiency of resource use ends up increasing total consumption. This piece covers its origins in Jevons’s The Coal Ques
Business administration
A network effect is the phenomenon in which a product or service becomes more valuable as more people use it. This piece covers direct and indirect effects, two-sided platforms and
