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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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Chemistry

A Different Color for Every Element: The Flame Test

A flame test identifies metal elements by the unique color of light they emit in a flame. This piece covers how the colors arise, Bunsen and Kirchhoff’s spectroscopy, fireworks, an

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Psychology

The Confidence of Not Knowing: The Dunning-Kruger Effect

Why are some people so confident even when they do poorly on a test, while experts often seem modest? This article explains the Dunning-Kruger effect and the classic study behind i

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Earth science

Understanding Natural Disasters: How Do Landslides Occur?

Natural disasters can cause enormous harm to human lives and property, and landslides pose a particularly serious risk among them. Because landslides occur alongside sudden changes

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Statistics

An Easy Guide to Probability Sampling Methods

Probability sampling randomly selects cases so that every member of a population has a known probability greater than zero of being chosen for the sample; these probabilities need

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Statistics

Numbers That Flip When Combined: Simpson's Paradox

Simpson's paradox is the phenomenon in which a relationship seen within separate groups weakens or even reverses when the groups are combined. This article covers its definition, w

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Psychology

The Principles of Forgetting - Why Can't We Remember?

This time, I would like to put together material on the concept and theories of forgetting as a topic in psychology. Everyone can often find themselves forgetting something or stru