Film & media
When Shape Carries Across the Cut: The Match Cut
A bone becomes a satellite, a match becomes a desert sun—what is that edit? This article explains the match cut: how it differs from a jump cut, graphic, action, and auditory types
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How Do You Create a Questionnaire, and What Precautions Should You Take?
In this session, I would like to prepare material on how to create a questionnaire and the precautions to take. Generally, a questionnaire is a set of questions that a researcher u
Chemistry
The Hill Every Reaction Must Climb: Activation Energy
Why don’t books on a shelf catch fire by themselves? Reactions must first climb an energy hill called activation energy. This piece covers the Arrhenius equation, why heat speeds r
Design
We Remember Only About Seven Things: Miller's Law
Miller's Law, drawn from psychologist George A. Miller's 1956 paper “The Magical Number Seven, Plus or Minus Two,” describes the limited amount of information people can hold at on
Journalism & communication
Media Law Reform: A Turning Point for Trust and Balance
In modern society, the media plays a central role in delivering information and has a profound influence across various fields, including politics, the economy, and society. Amid t
General knowledge
The Principles of Brainstorming and How to Conduct It
This time, I would like to introduce brainstorming, a technique used especially often in situations that call for ideas. Although it is already a well-known technique, some people
Film & media
The Lens That Squeezes the Picture Sideways: The Anamorphic Lens
An anamorphic lens squeezes a wide scene only horizontally onto film or a sensor, then stretches it back by the same ratio to create a widescreen image. This article covers how it
Library & information science
The Concept and Types of Digital Collections
This time, we will discuss digital collections, which can be considered a component of the broader concept of a digital library. Digital collections are the core of a digital libra
Food & nutrition
The Importance of Food Additives: Diversity and Functions
In modern society, food plays an indispensable role in our daily lives. Various food additives that help maintain the taste and quality of food and allow it to be stored longer hav
Economics
Putting a Price on the Harm: Pigouvian Tax
A Pigouvian tax charges an activity that harms others a tax equal to that harm, so market prices reflect the true social cost. Learn about externalities, how the tax corrects the m
Social welfare
When the Village Took Responsibility for Poverty: The Elizabethan Poor Law
The Elizabethan Poor Law was a 1601 English law that made each parish collect a tax to support its poor instead of leaving relief to church charity alone. Learn why it was created,
Information technology
Just Keep the Key Secret: Kerckhoffs's Principle
Kerckhoffs's Principle holds that a cryptographic system should stay secure even if everything except the key is known. This piece covers Auguste Kerckhoffs's 1883 “La Cryptographi