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Information technology

Just Keep the Key Secret: Kerckhoffs's Principle

Kerckhoffs's Principle holds that a cryptographic system should stay secure even if everything except the key is known. This piece covers Auguste Kerckhoffs's 1883 “La Cryptographi

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Film & media

Teleporting in Front of a Green Wall: Chroma Key

Chroma key is a video compositing technique that makes one color on screen transparent and layers another background in its place. This piece covers how it works, its history from

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Information technology

When Clocks Jump Back to 1901: The Year 2038 Problem

What is the Year 2038 problem? It is the glitch in which computers that store Unix time in 32 bits mistake moments after January 19, 2038, for 1901. This article covers how it work

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Psychology

The Illusion That Nothing Works: Learned Helplessness

Where does the feeling that nothing you do will work come from? This article covers Seligman's experiments, attributional style, how neuroscience overturned the explanation in 2016

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Statistics

Numbers That Flip When Combined: Simpson's Paradox

Simpson's paradox is the phenomenon in which a relationship seen within separate groups weakens or even reverses when the groups are combined. This article covers its definition, w

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Journalism & communication

Government Message Management Through the Lens of Backbriefing

In modern society, government policy announcements have a tremendous impact on people's lives. However, identifying the true intentions and strategies hidden behind these announcem