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Failures Stay Invisible: Survivorship Bias

Why do conclusions drawn only from what survived so often mislead us? This article explains survivorship bias: what it is and how it arises, the story of the World War II bombers,

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Design

Texture Design That Maximizes Realism

Texture has become an essential element in contemporary visual design and user experience (UX). Beyond being a visual element, texture brings physical qualities that we can actuall

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Design

Familiarity Drawn to Look Real: Skeuomorphism

Skeuomorphism is a design approach that keeps the look of old objects on new products so they feel familiar. This piece covers the word’s Greek roots and archaeological origins, ev

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Tourism studies

Even Seeing Is Learned: The Tourist Gaze

When we travel, are we really free to see as we like? This article explains the tourist gaze described by John Urry, covering its meaning and origins, how media and photography sha

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Library & information science

When Having Information Hurts More: Mooers’ Law

Mooers’ Law is the principle that no matter how good an information retrieval system is, it will not be used where having information is more painful and troublesome than not havin