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Library & information science

The History of Books: A Journey of Wisdom and Knowledge

Books are considered one of the most important tools for spreading and advancing human knowledge. The history of books also provides vivid evidence of how humanity's wisdom and exp

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Chemistry

Light That Blooms Without a Flame: Chemiluminescence

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

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Education

Learning Without Being Taught: The Hidden Curriculum

The hidden curriculum is what students learn at school without anyone planning or teaching it. This guide explains what it means and where it came from, how it takes shape in the c

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Tourism studies

A Journey That Peeks Behind the Stage: Staged Authenticity

Staged authenticity is the idea that tourist destinations present a version of local life arranged to look genuine to visitors. This article covers the basic concept, the six stage

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Psychology

Tension Helps in the Right Amount: The Yerkes-Dodson Law

Too little tension and we drift; too much and our minds go blank. This article traces the Yerkes-Dodson Law from the original 1908 mouse experiment to the inverted-U curve, explain

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Social welfare

A Life Outside the Market: Decommodification

Can you still protect your livelihood when illness or job loss keeps you from working? This article explains decommodification as defined by Gøsta Esping-Andersen, the criteria use

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Design

The Power of Design Innovation in Redefining Brand Value

Design has established itself as an essential element that goes beyond visual features to communicate a brand’s identity and values. In today’s business environment, companies seek

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Education

The Secret of Learning That Lasts: Desirable Difficulty

Why is what we learn easily so easily forgotten? This article explains desirable difficulty, as described by Robert Bjork, covering its meaning and origins, learning methods such a

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Film & media

The Power of Editing to Create Emotion: The Kuleshov Effect

The Kuleshov Effect is the phenomenon in which viewers create new meaning and emotion on their own when the same shot is joined to different shots. This article covers the concept

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Tourism studies

Traveling to Help: Volunteer Tourism

Volunteer tourism is travel in which tourists spend part or all of their trip volunteering to help local communities or nature. We look at how it began, its main types, what travel