General knowledge
Masterpieces Are Always the Few: Sturgeon's Law
Sturgeon's Law is the rule of thumb that 90% of anything is crud. We look at how it came about, what it really means, similar ideas that came before it, and how to use it wisely in
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Social welfare
The Background and Expected Effects of Introducing Productive Welfare
Productive welfare is a new paradigm in social welfare that pursues individual self-reliance and social inclusion simultaneously, with sustainable development as its goal. As vario
General knowledge
Michelin Guide: The Standard Shaping Global Gastronomic Culture
The Michelin Guide has established itself as the most authoritative standard for assessing restaurant quality worldwide. Launched in 1900 as a promotional tool for a tire company,
Tourism studies
Even Seeing Is Learned: The Tourist Gaze
When we travel, are we really free to see as we like? This article explains the tourist gaze described by John Urry, covering its meaning and origins, how media and photography sha
Economics
The Richer You Are, the Smaller Your Food Share: Engel's Law
Engel's law is the empirical rule that as income rises, the share of total spending that goes to food steadily falls. This piece covers the basic concept, the Engel coefficient and
Information technology
How to Integrate and Develop with APIs
What an API (application programming interface) is, how Korean services such as Naver, Kakao, and the Public Data Portal use APIs, how to get an API key and connect to an API, and
Logistics
A Clock That Measures Time Inside the Warehouse: Inventory Turnover
Inventory turnover shows how many times a business sells through and restocks its average inventory in a period. This article covers the concept, the formula with a worked example,
Information technology
What Is Deep Learning? From the Basic Concept to How It Works
Many of the AI technologies we encounter today operate on the basis of deep learning. Deep learning is always behind the most innovative changes in modern information technology (I
Library & information science
Library Checkout and Return Systems: Flowcharts and Concepts
This time, I would like to put together some material about the system used to check out and return books at a library. A library's checkout and return system automates its loan-re
Psychology
The Illusion That It’s Just Their Personality: The Fundamental Attribution Error
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
Journalism & communication
Embargoes: The Bright and Dark Sides of Fair Information Distribution
A news embargo (Embargo) is one of the terms frequently encountered in the modern media environment. The embargo system, which sets a reporting time in advance to prevent informati
Education
Words and Pictures Stay Together: Dual Coding Theory
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