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Psychology
The Asch conformity experiments, begun by social psychologist Solomon Asch in 1951, showed that people often go along with a group’s clearly wrong answer on a simple line-length ta
Economics
Why do we sit through a dull movie just because we paid for the ticket? This guide explains sunk costs, the bygones principle, why people fall into the sunk cost fallacy, classic e
General knowledge
Littlewood’s Law is the rule of thumb that an event as rare as one in a million happens to an ordinary person about once a month. This article explains its origins with J. E. Littl
Business administration
The experience curve is the phenomenon in which the cost of making one unit falls by a fixed percentage every time cumulative production doubles. This piece covers its origins, fro
Psychology
Anger is one of the most powerful and primal emotions humans can experience. This emotion is shaped in complex ways by biological, psychological, and social factors, and it affects
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
General knowledge
Hofstadter’s Law says that it always takes longer than you expect, even when you take the law into account. This piece covers its origin in Gödel, Escher, Bach, its recursive struc
Robotics
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
Chemistry
Chemical synthesis is the process of creating new compounds by combining atoms and molecules, and it is an essential technology in modern science and industry. This technology play
Psychology
In everyday life, we face countless tasks and challenges that require concentration. Concentration plays a very important role in learning, work, and achieving personal goals. In m
Film & media
When two people face each other in conversation on screen, we never lose track of who is sitting where, thanks to a filmmaking convention known as the 180-degree rule. This article
Statistics
The friendship paradox is the phenomenon in which most people's friends have, on average, more friends than they do. This article explains why it happens with a simple calculation,
