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Psychology

The Power of Resilience to Transform Lives

As many people face stress and uncertainty in modern society, the importance of mental health is being emphasized more than ever. In particular, resilience plays an important role

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Journalism & communication

How the Media Shows Us the World: Agenda-Setting Theory

Every morning, when we turn on our smartphones, we encounter a flood of news articles, real-time search rankings, and social media trending tabs. On some days, a particular politic

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Physics

Superconductors Open New Horizons in Technology

Superconductors are materials whose electrical resistance becomes 0, meaning that current can flow without energy loss. Thanks to this property, superconductors offer possibilities

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Food & nutrition

The Temperature at Which Oil Starts to Smoke: Smoke Point

The smoke point is the temperature at which an oil or fat, when heated, begins to give off a continuous, visible bluish smoke. This article covers why oil smokes, what determines t

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Earth science

The Hot Wind That Crosses the Mountains: The Foehn Effect

Why can one side of a mountain range be cool and damp while the other is hot and dry? This article explains the foehn effect: how air changes temperature as it rises and descends o

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Robotics

The Hand at the End of the Robot Arm: The End Effector

The end effector is the device at the tip of a robot arm that actually does the work. This article covers where it attaches, the types of grippers, process tools and sensors, how t

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Information technology

Waiting on Each Other Until Everything Stops: Deadlock

A deadlock is a state in which several programs each wait for a resource the other holds, so none of them can move forward. This article covers how deadlocks arise, the four Coffma

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Business administration

Why Delegated Work Goes Astray: The Principal-Agent Problem

The principal-agent problem is the conflict that arises when the interests of the person who hands over a job and the person who takes it on diverge. We look at why it happens, how