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Information technology
How did the early internet keep working despite small differences between implementations? This article covers where Postel's Law (the Robustness Principle) came from, why it matte
Film & media
How are the emotions and immersion we experience when watching films or video content created? They may come from an actor shedding tears on screen or from majestic music. Yet the
Earth science
The Mohorovičić Discontinuity, or Moho, is the boundary between Earth's crust and the mantle below it. This article covers where the Moho lies, how a Croatian seismologist found it
Film & media
An anamorphic lens squeezes a wide scene only horizontally onto film or a sensor, then stretches it back by the same ratio to create a widescreen image. This article covers how it
Earth science
The phenomenon in which an asphalt road you walk along every day or a yard in a quiet residential neighborhood suddenly collapses into an enormous hole is called a sinkhole. You ha
Film & media
What is a jump cut, the kind of edit in which time seems to leap forward within the same shot? This article explains its relationship to the 30-degree rule, Godard's Breathless, ho
Design
Every color we use in daily life has its own reasons and hidden psychology. This guide covers red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, brown, gray, white, and black, explaining th
Psychology
The Barnum effect is our tendency to accept vague personality descriptions that fit almost anyone as accurate analyses of ourselves. This piece covers where the name came from, P.
Statistics
The data in the real world we live in are never neatly organized. Some data are skewed to one side, some have multiple peaks, and others are scattered irregularly without any patte
Logistics
How do milk and vaccines reach us while staying cold? This article covers the history of the cold chain from ice-packed shipping to refrigerated trucks, its four stages and tempera
Tourism studies
A duty-free shop sells goods to travelers leaving the country without customs duties or value-added tax. This article covers how duty-free shops began, why they can drop taxes, the
Physics
The universe remains full of mysteries, and dark matter is among its greatest enigmas. Although invisible, dark matter is estimated to make up approximately 27% of the universe, an
