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Chemistry

The Hill Every Reaction Must Climb: Activation Energy

Why don’t books on a shelf catch fire by themselves? Reactions must first climb an energy hill called activation energy. This piece covers the Arrhenius equation, why heat speeds r

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Food & nutrition

How to Choose and Use Health Foods Properly

In modern society, rapidly changing lifestyles and irregular eating habits make it difficult for many people to maintain their health. In these circumstances, health foods are attr

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Tourism studies

A Young Aristocrat's Graduation Trip: The Grand Tour

The Grand Tour was the long educational journey around continental Europe that young English aristocrats took with a tutor from about 1660 to the 1840s. This piece covers the origi

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Earth science

The Moment an Underground Pressure Cooker Bursts: Geysers

A geyser is a hot spring that shoots out groundwater heated underground, together with steam, at regular intervals. This article covers where the name came from, the conditions gey

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Information technology

Waiting on Each Other Until Everything Stops: Deadlock

A deadlock is a state in which several programs each wait for a resource the other holds, so none of them can move forward. This article covers how deadlocks arise, the four Coffma

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Film & media

The Art of Shifting Only the Gaze: Rack Focus

Rack focus shifts the sharp subject within a single shot by changing the lens focus, guiding the viewer's eye without a cut. This article covers how it works, what it says in a sto