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Information technology
Why does an organization's communication structure come to resemble its software structure? This article explains the origin and logic of Conway's law, real-world examples, and the
Physics
The Foucault Pendulum is a device that shows the Earth's rotation with your own eyes: a heavy bob on a very long wire whose plane of swing slowly turns relative to the ground. We l
Library & information science
A “Sleeping Beauty in Science” is a paper that goes almost uncited for years after publication and then suddenly draws a surge of citations. This article covers what the term means
Social welfare
Housing welfare policy plays an important role in ensuring the stability and comfort of housing, the basic living environment of citizens, and improving housing standards across th
Food & nutrition
Why doesn't honey spoil easily even though it contains water? This article explains water activity, a measure of the free water in food, and how it is measured, the limits below wh
Statistics
If a coin lands heads five times in a row, will the next toss be tails? This article explains the gambler's fallacy, the belief that past results change what comes next, along with
Journalism & communication
Parasocial interaction is the one-sided sense of face-to-face closeness we feel with media figures who don’t know us. This piece covers Horton and Wohl’s 1956 concept, the differen
Film & media
The Steadicam is a body-worn camera stabilizer that keeps the operator's movements from reaching the camera. We look at how it was born, the structure and principles that tame the
Economics
If you had a worn, crumpled bill and a crisp new one in your wallet, which would you hand over first? This article explains Gresham's Law, the idea that bad money drives out good:
Economics
A Pigouvian tax charges an activity that harms others a tax equal to that harm, so market prices reflect the true social cost. Learn about externalities, how the tax corrects the m
Tourism studies
A package tour bundles transportation, accommodation, meals, and an itinerary into one product sold at a single price. This article traces its origins in Thomas Cook's 1841 train e
Tourism studies
Leiper’s Tourism System views tourism as one connected system of tourists, the region they leave, the route they travel, the destination they stay in, and the tourism industry. Lea
