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Film & media

A Gaze That Tilts the World: The Dutch Angle

Why does a slightly tilted frame make us uneasy? This article covers what the Dutch angle is, its roots in German Expressionism and the origin of its name, how film and TV have use

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Business administration

The Option That Changes Your Choice: The Decoy Effect

The decoy effect is when a deliberately less attractive option makes another product look better. This piece explains asymmetric dominance from Huber, Payne and Puto’s 1982 study,

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Social welfare

A Home Before Treatment: Housing First

Housing First gives people experiencing homelessness a permanent home first, without requiring sobriety or treatment, and then adds the support they choose. This piece covers how i

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General knowledge

Staying Healthy with Seasonal Fruits Throughout the Year

Seasonal fruits are rich in the nutrients unique to each season. This article introduces the fruits recommended for spring, summer, autumn, and winter, along with their characteris

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Chemistry

Neither Liquid nor Gas: Supercritical Fluid

A supercritical fluid is a substance pushed past its critical point, where the line between liquid and gas disappears. This article explains what the critical point means, the flui

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General knowledge

Long Talk Only on Easy Things: The Law of Triviality

Why does a contract worth hundreds of millions of won pass in minutes while the office coffee takes an hour? This article explains Parkinson’s Law of Triviality, why people talk mo

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Robotics

Reaching Out a Hand from Afar: Teleoperation

Teleoperation lets a person control a distant machine directly, sending their hands and eyes where people cannot safely go. This article covers its origins in 1940s–50s nuclear lab

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General knowledge

Loud Expectations and Quiet Change: Amara's Law

Amara's Law says we tend to overestimate the effect of a new technology in the short run and underestimate it in the long run. This article covers where the saying came from, why t