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Earth science

Lightning and Thunder: Electrical Phenomena in Nature

Lightning is one of the most remarkable electrical phenomena produced by nature. The moment lightning flashes is not only visually beautiful but also conceals complex scientific pr

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Food & nutrition

The Science of Sugar Turning Brown: Caramelization

Caramelization is the reaction in which sugar, heated to high temperatures, breaks down and recombines into brown compounds and aroma molecules. We look at how it works, the temper

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Library & information science

What You Found and What You Missed: Precision and Recall

When a search list looks right at the top, how do you know what was left out? This piece explains precision and recall, the trade-off between them, the F1 score that combines both,

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Journalism & communication

Put the Conclusion First: The Inverted Pyramid

The inverted pyramid is a way of writing news that puts the conclusion and key facts first and places less important information further back. This piece covers how it is structure

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Statistics

When to Stop and Choose: The Secretary Problem

The secretary problem asks how to maximize the chance of picking the very best candidate when you must decide on each one on the spot. This article explains its rules, why the answ

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Library & information science

The Power to Handle Information: Information Literacy (IL)

Information literacy is the ability to recognize what information you need, find it, evaluate it, and use it ethically. This article covers its definition and origins, the core fra

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Psychology

One Now or Two Later? The Stanford Marshmallow Experiment

The Stanford Marshmallow Experiment studied self-control by asking young children to choose between one treat now and two treats later. This article explains how the experiment wor