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Robotics

Smarter Together Than Alone: Swarm Robotics

Swarm robotics is the field of robotics that designs many simple robots to work together without a central leader, using only signals exchanged with nearby peers. This piece covers

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Psychology

One Now or Two Later? The Stanford Marshmallow Experiment

The Stanford Marshmallow Experiment studied self-control by asking young children to choose between one treat now and two treats later. This article explains how the experiment wor

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Food & nutrition

Eating by the Body Clock: Chrononutrition

Chrononutrition is the study and practice of aligning meal timing and patterns with the body’s circadian clock to understand the effects of nutrition. This article explains its con

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Journalism & communication

A Message That Strikes Like a Bullet: The Magic Bullet Theory

The Magic Bullet Theory is the view that media messages hit audiences directly, like bullets, and produce the same effect in everyone. We look at the age of propaganda that produce

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Food & nutrition

When Nuttiness Turns Stale: Rancidity

Rancidity is the process in which the fats in food break down by reacting with oxygen, water, or enzymes, producing unpleasant smells and flavors and lowering quality. We look at i

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General knowledge

Suspect a Mistake Before Malice: Hanlon’s Razor

Hanlon’s Razor is a rule of thumb that says not to blame malice for what mistakes or foolishness can adequately explain. This piece covers where it came from, why we tend to read o