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Information technology
A deadlock is a state in which several programs each wait for a resource the other holds, so none of them can move forward. This article covers how deadlocks arise, the four Coffma
Education
Why do we learn better ourselves when we try to teach others? This article explains the origins of the protégé effect, the Betty's Brain experiment, why preparing to teach deepens
Statistics
In this session, I would like to prepare material on how to create a questionnaire and the precautions to take. Generally, a questionnaire is a set of questions that a researcher u
Food & nutrition
Food safety is an important topic that directly affects our health and quality of life. Thorough management is needed in various areas, including proper food handling and storage a
Food & nutrition
Enzymatic browning is the reaction in which enzymes in fruits and vegetables use oxygen to oxidize phenolic compounds into brown pigments. This piece covers how polyphenol oxidase
Statistics
The Monte Carlo method estimates an answer by repeating a huge number of random trials and averaging the results. We look at how it was born, how it works in four steps, easy examp
Psychology
As many people face stress and uncertainty in modern society, the importance of mental health is being emphasized more than ever. In particular, resilience plays an important role
Physics
An object in a fluid is buoyed up by the weight of the fluid it displaces. This piece explains Archimedes’ principle, why buoyancy comes from pressure differences with depth, when
Economics
The Jevons paradox is the phenomenon in which improving the efficiency of resource use ends up increasing total consumption. This piece covers its origins in Jevons’s The Coal Ques
Design
Dieter Rams’ Ten Principles for Good Design sum up, in ten sentences, the idea that design is not decoration but the work of making things useful, understandable and long-lasting.
General knowledge
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
Economics
Dutch Disease is the phenomenon in which a sudden boom in one sector, such as natural resources, causes other export industries like manufacturing and agriculture to decline. This
