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Journalism & communication

Put the Conclusion First: The Inverted Pyramid

The inverted pyramid is a way of writing news that puts the conclusion and key facts first and places less important information further back. This piece covers how it is structure

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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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Social welfare

Moving Life Beyond the Institution: Deinstitutionalization

Deinstitutionalization is the process of reducing care centered on large institutions and rebuilding housing, care, and relationships so people can live ordinary lives in the commu

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Economics

Reading the Economy through the Producer Price Index (PPI)

The Producer Price Index (PPI) is an economic indicator and an important tool for measuring changes in the prices of goods and services that producers supply to the market. It does

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Business administration

Where Should We Grow? The Ansoff Matrix

The Ansoff Matrix splits “what to sell (products)” and “whom to sell to (markets)” into existing and new, showing four growth strategies a company can choose along with how risky e

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General knowledge

Know the Reason Before You Tear It Down: Chesterton’s Fence

Chesterton’s Fence is the principle that you shouldn’t remove a rule or custom until you understand why it exists. This piece covers its origin in G. K. Chesterton’s 1929 essay, th

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Food & nutrition

The Science of Delicious Browning: The Maillard Reaction

Why do bread crusts and grilled meat turn brown and taste so savory? This article explains what the Maillard reaction is and how it works, conditions such as temperature, moisture,