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Psychology

The Memory of Unfinished Tasks: The Zeigarnik Effect

Why do unfinished tasks linger in our minds longer than completed ones? This article explains the Zeigarnik Effect: its origins, how memory and psychological tension work together,

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Earth science

Reading Age from an Atomic Clock: Radiometric Dating

Radiometric dating calculates how old a rock or artifact is by comparing a radioactive isotope with the material it decays into. This article covers how half-life works, how differ

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Food & nutrition

Why a Cut Apple Changes Color: Enzymatic Browning

Enzymatic browning is the reaction in which enzymes in fruits and vegetables use oxygen to oxidize phenolic compounds into brown pigments. This piece covers how polyphenol oxidase

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Information technology

Waiting on Each Other Until Everything Stops: Deadlock

A deadlock is a state in which several programs each wait for a resource the other holds, so none of them can move forward. This article covers how deadlocks arise, the four Coffma

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Food & nutrition

How to Stay Healthy with Essential Nutrients

Maintaining health amid the busy routines of modern society is very important. However, one area that many people overlook is their intake of essential nutrients. Essential nutrien

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Earth science

When Compasses Pointed South: Geomagnetic Reversal

A geomagnetic reversal is when Earth’s magnetic north and south poles swap places. This piece covers how Earth’s magnetic field is made, how scientists found traces of past reversa