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It Always Takes Longer Than Expected: Hofstadter’s Law

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

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Social welfare

A Blueprint That Took On Five Giants: The Beveridge Report

The Beveridge Report, published in Britain in 1942 during the Second World War, proposed rebuilding postwar welfare around flat-rate social insurance for every citizen. This piece

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Chemistry

Nanotechnology Innovation: Solutions for Sustainability

Nanotechnology precisely manipulates materials at the molecular or atomic level and is driving innovative changes across a variety of industries. In chemistry in particular, nanote

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General knowledge

A Miracle Comes Once a Month: Littlewood’s Law

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

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Education

Finding the Way While Learning: Formative Assessment

Formative assessment checks what students know and don't know while learning is still underway, and uses the results to improve both teaching and learning. We look at where the ter