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Earth science

When the Whole Planet Froze Over: Snowball Earth

Snowball Earth is the hypothesis that Earth’s surface was once almost entirely covered in ice during the Cryogenian Period. This article explains how the idea arose, the ice-albedo

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General knowledge

The Older It Is, the Longer It Lasts: The Lindy Effect

Why do things that have already lasted a long time tend to last even longer? This article explains where the name Lindy Effect came from, what kinds of things it applies to, how to

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Food & nutrition

When Nuttiness Turns Stale: Rancidity

Rancidity is the process in which the fats in food break down by reacting with oxygen, water, or enzymes, producing unpleasant smells and flavors and lowering quality. We look at i

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Information technology

Start Small to Run Big: Gall's Law

Gall's Law says that a complex system that works has always evolved from a simple system that worked. We look at where it came from, what its three sentences mean, real examples, a

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Robotics

The Easy Things Are the Hardest: Moravec's Paradox

Why can computers beat chess champions yet struggle to pick up a cup? This article covers the origins of Moravec's paradox, its evolutionary explanation, examples from robotics, an

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Economics

The Numbers Went Up but Life Got Tighter: Money Illusion

Money illusion is the mistake of judging gains and losses by the face value of money rather than its real purchasing power. This article covers nominal versus real value, the famou

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Physics

The Multiverse: Exploring a New Paradigm

Multiverse theory is one of the most prominent and controversial concepts in modern physics, proposing the possibility that countless other universes exist beyond the universe we i

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Journalism & communication

Whom Does the Press Serve? The Four Theories of the Press

Four Theories of the Press (1956) sorted the world's press into authoritarian, libertarian, social responsibility, and Soviet communist theories. This article covers what each beli

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Earth science

The Mystery of Gravity: The Universe's Hidden Force

Gravity is an essential part of our everyday lives and one of the fundamental forces of the universe. Through gravity, we pull objects toward the ground, and it affects everything