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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Logistics
Time Bombs on the Road: Everything About 'Dangerous Goods Logistics'
The lithium batteries in the smartphones we use every day, the gasoline we put in our cars, the sprays we use to repel mosquitoes in summer, and even the disinfectants used to prod
Economics
The Numbers Went Up but Life Got Tighter: Money Illusion
Money illusion is the mistake of judging gains and losses by the face value of money rather than its real purchasing power. This article covers nominal versus real value, the famou
General knowledge
Long Talk Only on Easy Things: The Law of Triviality
Why does a contract worth hundreds of millions of won pass in minutes while the office coffee takes an hour? This article explains Parkinson’s Law of Triviality, why people talk mo
Economics
Reading Exchange Rates with a Single Hamburger: The Big Mac Index
The Big Mac Index compares the price of a Big Mac around the world to gauge whether a currency is overvalued or undervalued. This article covers how it began, the purchasing power
Chemistry
Unlocking the Future Through Catalyst Research: The Scientific Foundations of Innovation
Chemical catalysts are essential substances for accelerating chemical reactions or optimizing reaction conditions. Catalysts can maximize reaction efficiency without being consumed
Tourism studies
It Starts and Ends at Home: Leiper’s Tourism System
Leiper’s Tourism System views tourism as one connected system of tourists, the region they leave, the route they travel, the destination they stay in, and the tourism industry. Lea
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
Journalism & communication
A Persuasion Vaccine You Get in Advance: Inoculation Theory
Inoculation theory holds that people who meet weak counterarguments in advance and practice refuting them resist stronger persuasion later. This piece covers William J. McGuire’s 1
Education
Building a Foothold for Learning: Scaffolding
Scaffolding is a teaching strategy that gives learners temporary support for tasks they cannot yet do alone and gradually removes it as their abilities grow. This article covers it
Statistics
The Last One Is Always the Hardest: The Coupon Collector’s Problem
The coupon collector’s problem asks how many random draws it takes, on average, to collect every type at least once. Learn how the average is calculated, what the numbers look like
Library & information science
The Web Address That Vanished One Day: Link Rot
Link rot is the phenomenon in which web addresses, over time, no longer lead to the material they once pointed to. We look at what link rot is and why it happens, how large the pro