An automated storage and retrieval system (AS/RS) is equipment in which machines, directed by a computer, store goods in assigned locations and retrieve them when needed. This arti
How do robot arms and drones stop right at their target? This article covers the history of PID control starting with Minorsky, the roles of the proportional, integral and derivati
The fundamental attribution error is the tendency to underestimate the situation and overestimate personality when explaining other people’s behavior. This piece covers Heider’s tw
The Gestalt principles describe how the eye groups scattered visual elements by cues such as proximity, similarity and continuity and reads them as a whole. This piece covers their
Gluten is a net-like mass of protein that forms when two wheat proteins meet water and become entangled. We look at how it forms, how flour types differ, the cooking tricks that st
Bloom’s Taxonomy is a framework that arranges the thinking skills a lesson aims to develop in order, from the easiest level to the hardest. This article covers what it is, the orig
Tourism carrying capacity is the maximum number of visitors a place can receive without seriously harming its environment, residents, or the visitor experience. This piece covers i
The jigsaw classroom is a cooperative learning method in which each student masters one piece of the material and teaches it to the group. This piece covers Elliot Aronson’s 1971 c
Faceted classification divides a subject into non-overlapping aspects and combines their symbols into one class number. This piece covers enumerative versus analytico-synthetic cla
Analysis of variance (ANOVA, Analysis of Variance) is one of the essential analytical techniques in statistics and is widely used across many fields. By testing differences in the
"The medium is the message" is Marshall McLuhan's 1964 claim that we should look at the medium itself before the content it carries. This article explains what the phrase means, Mc
A step-by-step look at the marketing strategies used by companies and organizations: 3C analysis of the environment, SWOT analysis, the STP strategy, and the 4Ps of the marketing m