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Journalism & communication
Muckrakers were reform-minded journalists and writers of America's Progressive Era who doggedly investigated and exposed political corruption, monopoly abuses, and harsh working co
Film & media
Why do films and dramas cut from distant shots to close ones? This article explains the main shot types used in video production, namely the long shot, full shot, medium shot, bust
Tourism studies
In modern society, the boundary between work and rest is changing rapidly. While the binary idea of working when it is time to work and resting when it is time to rest once prevail
General knowledge
CCL (Creative Commons License) lets creators state in advance how their work may be used, so others can use it without asking for permission each time. This article explains the co
Earth science
Radiometric dating calculates how old a rock or artifact is by comparing a radioactive isotope with the material it decays into. This article covers how half-life works, how differ
Education
The Socratic Method is a way of teaching through repeated questions so learners find gaps in their own thinking and reach conclusions themselves. This piece covers its origins in S
Information technology
Why doesn’t doubling your cores double your speed? Amdahl’s Law shows that the serial portion you cannot parallelize caps the overall speedup at 1/s. This piece covers the formula,
Chemistry
Chemiluminescence is the phenomenon in which energy released by a chemical reaction comes out as light instead of heat. This piece covers how excited molecules produce this ‘cold l
Information technology
Rubber duck debugging is a debugging method in which you find problems by explaining your code, line by line and out loud, to a rubber duck on your desk. This article covers where
Physics
Black holes are among the most mysterious objects in the universe. This article looks at how they form, from dying massive stars to the first stars after the Big Bang, traces the h
Design
A guide to color schemes organized by nine moods (Clear, Tender, Natural, Active, Casual, Classic, Elegant, Modern, Ethnic), with the colors to use, colors to avoid, and tips for e
Statistics
The secretary problem asks how to maximize the chance of picking the very best candidate when you must decide on each one on the spot. This article explains its rules, why the answ
