Film & media
Remaking Even a Single Footstep: Foley
Foley is the craft of recording everyday sounds such as footsteps, rustling clothes, and closing doors in post-production to match the picture. This piece covers its roots in 1920s
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Tourism studies
When Your Dream City Disappoints: Paris Syndrome
Paris syndrome is the severe confusion some travelers feel when a long-dreamed-of destination falls short of their expectations. We look at how the name came about, its main sympto
Economics
Same Product, Different Price: Price Discrimination
Price discrimination is the strategy of selling the same product or service at different prices to different groups of consumers. This article covers the concept, the first-, secon
Economics
Does Destruction Revive the Economy? The Broken Window Fallacy
Can rebuilding after a disaster or war really make a society richer? This piece explains the broken window fallacy through Frédéric Bastiat’s 1850 parable of the seen and the unsee
Food & nutrition
A Ticking Time Bomb the Body Cannot Clear: The Dangers of Glycotoxins (AGEs) and How to Combat Them
Today's dining tables are more varied and delicious than ever. Crispy fried chicken, golden-brown grilled pork belly, and bread that is crisp outside and moist inside. But behind t
Economics
Changes in the Benchmark Interest Rate: The Hidden Balance Between the Economy and Prices
The benchmark interest rate plays a very important role in the South Korean economy. It is the interest rate set by the Bank of Korea and applied when commercial banks borrow funds
Logistics
Gather in One Place, Then Redistribute: The Hub-and-Spoke Model
The hub-and-spoke model gathers cargo from many origins at a central hub, sorts it by destination, and sends it back out to each region. This piece covers how it compares with poin
Information technology
Certain No, Maybe Yes: The Bloom Filter
A Bloom filter is a probabilistic data structure that uses a tiny bit array to tell you a value is definitely not in a set. This article covers where it came from, how adding and c
Chemistry
Mirror-Image Twin Molecules: Chirality
Chirality is the property of an object or molecule that cannot be superimposed on its own mirror image. This article covers the basic definition of chirality, how mirror-image mole
Statistics
The Four Types of Measurement Scales Made Easy: Nominal, Ordinal, Interval, and Ratio Scales
A scale assigns numbers to the attributes of people or objects so they can be expressed statistically. This article explains the four types of scales widely used in sociology, psyc
Journalism & communication
News Staged for the Camera: The Pseudo-Event
A pseudo-event is an event planned and staged so that it will be reported and widely publicized, rather than one that happens on its own. This article covers the concept introduced
Business administration
The Power That Overturns From Below: Disruptive Innovation
Disruptive innovation is innovation that looks inferior at first but wins new customers with a cheaper, simpler alternative and gradually takes over the mainstream market. This art