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Library & information science

One Number for Papers and Citations: The h-index

The h-index folds the number of papers and the number of citations into a single figure. This article covers how to calculate it, what it measures and its strengths, its limits acr

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Information technology

Just Keep the Key Secret: Kerckhoffs's Principle

Kerckhoffs's Principle holds that a cryptographic system should stay secure even if everything except the key is known. This piece covers Auguste Kerckhoffs's 1883 “La Cryptographi

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Library & information science

The Web Address That Vanished One Day: Link Rot

Link rot is the phenomenon in which web addresses, over time, no longer lead to the material they once pointed to. We look at what link rot is and why it happens, how large the pro

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Earth science

The Science of Clouds: Reading the Signals in the Sky

Clouds are a familiar sight, yet few people understand how they form, what kinds there are, and what each one tells us. This article explains the principles of cloud formation, the

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Psychology

Same Words, Different Sound: The Framing Effect

The framing effect is a cognitive bias in which logically identical options lead to different choices depending on whether they are described as gains or losses. This article cover

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Chemistry

The Reaction That Slowly Eats Away at Iron: Corrosion

Corrosion is the process by which a metal reacts chemically with its surroundings, loses its original properties, and breaks down. This piece covers how iron rusts, what happens wh

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General knowledge

Long Talk Only on Easy Things: The Law of Triviality

Why does a contract worth hundreds of millions of won pass in minutes while the office coffee takes an hour? This article explains Parkinson’s Law of Triviality, why people talk mo

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Business administration

The Impact of Leadership on Organizational Performance

In modern society, a company's success depends heavily on the quality of its leadership. Leadership is an important factor in achieving organizational goals, going beyond simply gi