Education
A Garden Where Children Grow: The Kindergarten
The kindergarten, a school where young children learn through play, was created by the German educator Friedrich Fröbel in 1840. This article covers the first kindergarten, his tea
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Film & media
The Sound That Rings Inside the Screen: Diegetic Sound
Diegetic sound is sound whose source we accept as being inside the story world, like dialogue, footsteps, or a radio in the scene, while non-diegetic sound such as background music
Earth science
The Westerlies: What They Are and How They Affect Korea
The westerlies are strong winds that blow from west to east across the Earth's mid-latitudes and have a major influence on climate and weather. This article covers how the westerli
Library & information science
Following the Scent to Find Information: Information Foraging Theory
Information foraging theory, developed by Peter Pirolli and Stuart Card at Xerox PARC, explains how people search for information the way animals hunt for food. This article covers
Social welfare
What You Can Do Matters More Than What You Have: The Capability Approach
Two people with the same income can lead very different lives. This article explains the capability approach of Amartya Sen and Martha Nussbaum, from functionings and capabilities
Psychology
The Illusion That Everyone Is Watching Me: The Spotlight Effect
Have you ever felt that everyone notices only your mistakes? This article explains what the spotlight effect is, the T-shirt experiment, why the illusion arises, everyday examples,
Earth science
Drought: What Are Its Causes and Impacts, Cases in South Korea, and Response Measures?
Drought is one of the natural disasters with the most severe and widespread impacts, causing a variety of environmental, economic, and social problems. Climate change and populatio
Earth science
What Are the Causes and Effects of Global Warming? What Are the Solutions?
Global warming is one of the most important environmental issues we face today. Since industrialization, a sharp increase in greenhouse gas emissions has caused Earth's average tem
Earth science
The Whole Sea Comes Rushing In: Tsunami
A tsunami is a series of giant, very long waves created when a huge volume of seawater is displaced at once by an undersea earthquake, landslide, or volcanic eruption. This piece c
Social welfare
Unemployment Benefits: Essential Eligibility Requirements and How to Claim Them
Unemployment benefits are an important social safety net that provides financial stability when workers unexpectedly lose their jobs. Provided as part of the employment insurance s
Psychology
What Are the Concepts and Principles of Learning in Psychology?
Learning refers to the process of acquiring or changing knowledge, skills, attitudes, responses, and other attributes through an individual's experiences and changes in their envir
Library & information science
Authority in Library Catalogs: Concept and Flowchart
This time, on the subject of an important concept in cataloging within resource organization theory (information organization theory), authority, I would like to prepare some mater