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Tourism studies

A Journey into the Places on Screen: Film-Induced Tourism

Film-induced tourism is travel to the filming locations of movies and dramas, or to studios and theme parks based on screen works. This article covers why it happens, famous exampl

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Tourism studies

When Your Dream City Disappoints: Paris Syndrome

Paris syndrome is the severe confusion some travelers feel when a long-dreamed-of destination falls short of their expectations. We look at how the name came about, its main sympto

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Information technology

Less Power as They Shrank: Dennard Scaling

Dennard scaling is the semiconductor scaling rule that if transistors are made smaller while voltage is lowered by the same ratio, the power used by a given area of a chip stays th

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Library & information science

Splitting a Subject into Many Sides: Faceted Classification

Faceted classification divides a subject into non-overlapping aspects and combines their symbols into one class number. This piece covers enumerative versus analytico-synthetic cla

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Statistics

An Easy Guide to Understanding Reliability and Validity

Reliability and validity always come up when studying surveys in statistics, marketing, or opinion polling. This guide uses two illustrated examples, shooting and makeup, to make t