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Psychology

Why Everyone Just Watches: The Bystander Effect

Why does help often arrive more slowly when more people are watching? This article covers the case and classic experiments that launched research on the bystander effect, the three

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Chemistry

Water That Doesn't Freeze When It Should: Supercooling

Why does water sometimes stay liquid below freezing? This article explains what supercooling is and how it works, everyday examples such as clouds, freezing rain, and hand warmers,

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Journalism & communication

News Inflated to Sell More Copies: Yellow Journalism

Yellow journalism is sensational reporting that uses eye-catching headlines and exaggerated content to boost newspaper sales. This article covers how the name arose from a fierce 1

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General knowledge

Anything That Can Go Wrong Will Go Wrong: Murphy's Law

Murphy's Law is the rule of thumb that anything that can go wrong eventually will. This piece covers its origins in the U.S. Air Force's MX981 rocket sled tests and Edward Murphy's

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Library & information science

The Family Tree of Research Papers: Citation Indexes

How do you find the studies that have cited a paper you are reading? This article explains how Eugene Garfield's citation index came about and what it is, how to search backward an

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Statistics

The Rule Hidden in the First Digit: Benford's Law

In many naturally occurring sets of numbers, smaller leading digits appear far more often: about 30.1% start with 1, and only about 4.6% with 9. This article explains the definitio

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Psychology

The Power of Intimacy: A Path to Lasting Happiness

Intimacy is one of the most important elements in human relationships, significantly influencing an individual's quality of life and social functioning. We interact with various pe

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Tourism studies

A Journey That Peeks Behind the Stage: Staged Authenticity

Staged authenticity is the idea that tourist destinations present a version of local life arranged to look genuine to visitors. This article covers the basic concept, the six stage

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Information technology

Efficient Database (DB) Management Strategies

In modern society, data has become a core asset for businesses and organizations. How data is collected, stored, and managed can determine the success or failure of a business. In