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General knowledge
Chesterton’s Fence is the principle that you shouldn’t remove a rule or custom until you understand why it exists. This piece covers its origin in G. K. Chesterton’s 1929 essay, th
Psychology
Love is one of the most powerful and complex emotions in human life. While this complexity of love is fascinating in itself, understanding and assessing our types of love plays an
Social welfare
The strengths perspective is a social work approach that places the talents, resources, and hopes of people, families, and communities at the center of helping. We look at its orig
Physics
Plasma is the 4th state of matter, following solids, liquids, and gases, and is a unique state with electrical and high-temperature characteristics. These characteristics give plas
General knowledge
A business plan is an essential tool for running a successful business. It helps companies set goals, develop strategies through market analysis, and manage their finances systemat
Logistics
Modal shift means moving freight that used to travel mainly by truck onto modes that carry large volumes at once, such as rail and coastal shipping. This piece covers why it matter
Film & media
Diegetic sound is sound whose source we accept as being inside the story world, like dialogue, footsteps, or a radio in the scene, while non-diegetic sound such as background music
Education
Why did students tutored one-to-one outscore 98% of an ordinary class? This piece explains Bloom’s 2 sigma problem: the three teaching methods Bloom compared in 1984, what standard
Social welfare
What if everyone received the same money every month, no questions asked? This article covers the origins of basic income from More and Paine, its five defining features, experimen
Journalism & communication
The transmission of information and communication play central roles in modern society. Among these activities, journalism plays an important role in providing society with essenti
Earth science
Upwelling is the process in which cold, nutrient-rich water from the deep rises to fill the gap left when wind pushes surface water away. We look at how it works, where it happens,
Physics
Conservation of angular momentum means that when no outside force acts to change its rotation, the amount of rotation a spinning object has stays the same. This piece covers the co
