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Education

The Secret of Learning That Lasts: Desirable Difficulty

Why is what we learn easily so easily forgotten? This article explains desirable difficulty, as described by Robert Bjork, covering its meaning and origins, learning methods such a

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Library & information science

Picking Search Results Like Blueberries: Berrypicking

Berrypicking, named by Marcia J. Bates in 1989, is a model of search in which queries and interests evolve and useful information is gathered bit by bit—unlike classical retrieval

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Physics

Electric Whirlpools Inside Metal: Eddy Current

An eddy current is a swirling electric current induced inside a conductor such as metal by a changing magnetic field. This article covers how eddy currents arise, Lenz's law, why t

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Business administration

Understanding and Choosing Different Business Forms

In today's business environment, choosing an appropriate business form is important for running a successful business. The business form determines the legal structure of a busines

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Film & media

The Empty Object Everyone Chases: The MacGuffin

Why does a film stay gripping even when we never learn what is in the briefcase everyone is chasing? This article explains the MacGuffin, a story device that is vital to the charac

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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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Logistics

The Heart of Modern Logistics: Everything About Forklifts

In modern society, logistics is like the vast bloodstream that keeps cities and nations moving. Millions of parcel boxes move every day, container ships come and go around the worl