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Chemistry

Neither Liquid nor Gas: Supercritical Fluid

A supercritical fluid is a substance pushed past its critical point, where the line between liquid and gas disappears. This article explains what the critical point means, the flui

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Economics

Saving More, Using More: The Jevons Paradox

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

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Tourism studies

Going Before It Disappears: Last Chance Tourism

Last chance tourism is travel to see vanishing landscapes, wildlife, or cultures before they are gone. This piece covers the concept and its origins, why people are drawn to it, we

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Psychology

The Illusion That Nothing Works: Learned Helplessness

Where does the feeling that nothing you do will work come from? This article covers Seligman's experiments, attributional style, how neuroscience overturned the explanation in 2016

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Information technology

Wearable Devices: Smart Technology Revolutionizing the Future

Modern society is experiencing rapid technological advances, and wearable devices stand out as an innovative technology bringing significant changes to various aspects of our lives

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Information technology

Framework Features and Usage (Java Spring Example)

Frameworks provide standardized structures and methods for software development, helping developers build applications more efficiently and consistently. These tools are often clos

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Chemistry

Light That Blooms Without a Flame: Chemiluminescence

Chemiluminescence is the phenomenon in which energy released by a chemical reaction comes out as light instead of heat. This piece covers how excited molecules produce this ‘cold l

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Library & information science

Afraid to Ask: Library Anxiety

Library anxiety is the discomfort, worry, and fear people feel when they need to find and use materials in a library, and the urge to avoid asking for help that comes with it. This