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Film & media

The Most Beautiful Light of the Day: Magic Hour

Magic hour is the short stretch just after sunrise or just before sunset when light turns red and soft. We look at why the light changes, a landmark example from film history, shoo

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Earth science

Understanding Natural Disasters: How Do Landslides Occur?

Natural disasters can cause enormous harm to human lives and property, and landslides pose a particularly serious risk among them. Because landslides occur alongside sudden changes

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Physics

Faster Flow, Lower Pressure: Bernoulli’s Principle

Bernoulli’s principle says that within a single flow, a fluid’s pressure drops where it speeds up and rises where it slows down. This piece covers how the principle came about, the

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Film & media

Plots for Writing Stories for Novels, TV Dramas, and Films

This time, I would like to put together material on the concept of plot, which is essential to understand when writing scripts or stories for films, TV dramas, novels, and similar

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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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Chemistry

The Force That Restores Balance: Le Chatelier's Principle

Le Chatelier's principle states that when a system at chemical equilibrium is disturbed by a change in concentration, pressure, or temperature, the equilibrium shifts in the direct

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Earth science

Cold Seawater Rises from the Deep: Upwelling

Upwelling is the process in which cold, nutrient-rich water from the deep rises to fill the gap left when wind pushes surface water away. We look at how it works, where it happens,

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Chemistry

Why Ice Forms Later: Freezing Point Depression

Freezing point depression is the lowering of a liquid’s freezing temperature when other substances are dissolved in it. We look at why dissolved particles slow ice formation, why t