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Psychology
This time, I would like to put together a resource on the psychology of stress people may experience while carrying out their duties at work and ways to manage it. These are also r
Social welfare
Social welfare used to be simple. It consisted entirely of delivering goods (In-kind), such as rice or instant noodles, to neighbors facing financial hardship, or depositing a set
Social welfare
Family welfare is regarded as an important element that forms the foundation of every society. It plays an important role in improving individuals' quality of life, ensuring social
Robotics
How does a robot with no map work out both its surroundings and its own position? This piece explains SLAM: the chicken-and-egg problem behind it, its roots in the 1986 IEEE roboti
Chemistry
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
Business administration
Why does performance often jump right after a new management practice is introduced, only to slip back later? This article explains the Hawthorne effect: its definition and the ori
Library & information science
Faceted classification divides a subject into non-overlapping aspects and combines their symbols into one class number. This piece covers enumerative versus analytico-synthetic cla
Social welfare
An ecological map, or eco-map, is an assessment tool that places a family or person in a central circle and draws their ties to surrounding systems such as work, school, hospitals,
Statistics
Why do conclusions drawn only from what survived so often mislead us? This article explains survivorship bias: what it is and how it arises, the story of the World War II bombers,
Earth science
Auroras are among the most beautiful and mysterious natural phenomena that color Earth's night sky. This light show, observed mainly in the skies near the North and South Poles, ha
Food & nutrition
Why do bread crusts and grilled meat turn brown and taste so savory? This article explains what the Maillard reaction is and how it works, conditions such as temperature, moisture,
Journalism & communication
What does the press actually do for society? This article explains the main functions of the press, from providing information, acting as a watchdog, and shaping public opinion to
