Earth science
The Rhythm of the Ice Ages: Milankovitch Cycles
Why has Earth swung back and forth between glacial and interglacial periods? This article explains the Milankovitch cycles, the slow but regular changes in Earth's orbit and axis:
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Psychology
The Science of Focus: Exploring Ways to Improve Concentration Through Psychology
In everyday life, we face countless tasks and challenges that require concentration. Concentration plays a very important role in learning, work, and achieving personal goals. In m
Statistics
An Easy Guide to Probability Sampling Methods
Probability sampling randomly selects cases so that every member of a population has a known probability greater than zero of being chosen for the sample; these probabilities need
Statistics
Same Numbers, Different Pictures: Anscombe’s Quartet
Anscombe’s Quartet is a set of four datasets whose summary statistics are nearly identical but whose graphs look completely different. This piece covers how it came about, the trap
Psychology
One Now or Two Later? The Stanford Marshmallow Experiment
The Stanford Marshmallow Experiment studied self-control by asking young children to choose between one treat now and two treats later. This article explains how the experiment wor
Statistics
Nonparametric Statistical Methods: Effective Use and Essential Considerations
Nonparametric statistical methods are among the important methodologies that play a powerful role in data analysis. They can be useful when it is difficult to make assumptions abou
Psychology
The Illusion That Nothing Works: Learned Helplessness
Where does the feeling that nothing you do will work come from? This article covers Seligman's experiments, attributional style, how neuroscience overturned the explanation in 2016
Chemistry
Same Heat Either Way: Hess's Law
Whether a chemical reaction takes one step or many, the total heat is the same if the start and finish match. This article covers who Hess was, why the law holds, how to calculate
Design
White Space in Design: Creative Ways to Use Space
In design, 'white space' is often readily regarded as a simple background or empty space. In reality, however, white space (margins) is an important element that brings out creativ
Earth science
The Threat of Fine Particulate Matter: Essential Measures to Protect Health and the Environment
In recent years, fine particulate matter has emerged as a major problem threatening the environment and human health. It is frequently found all around us, and its adverse effects
Library & information science
The Web Address That Vanished One Day: Link Rot
Link rot is the phenomenon in which web addresses, over time, no longer lead to the material they once pointed to. We look at what link rot is and why it happens, how large the pro
General knowledge
When the Number Becomes the Goal: Goodhart's Law
Why does a measure stop being a good measure once it becomes a target? This article explains the origin and logic of Goodhart's law, examples such as the cobra effect, and how to u