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Economics

Getting Sick from a Flood of Money: Dutch Disease

Dutch Disease is the phenomenon in which a sudden boom in one sector, such as natural resources, causes other export industries like manufacturing and agriculture to decline. This

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Logistics

The Doorstep Is the Hardest Stretch: Last-Mile Delivery

Why is the short trip from a local depot to your front door the costliest and hardest part of logistics? This article covers what last-mile delivery is, why it is so expensive, the

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Education

Building a Foothold for Learning: Scaffolding

Scaffolding is a teaching strategy that gives learners temporary support for tasks they cannot yet do alone and gradually removes it as their abilities grow. This article covers it

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Chemistry

Oil That Washes Away Oil: Saponification

Saponification is the chemical reaction in which fats and oils react with an alkali to become soap and glycerol. This article covers how the reaction works, why soap removes grease

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Earth science

The Moment an Underground Pressure Cooker Bursts: Geysers

A geyser is a hot spring that shoots out groundwater heated underground, together with steam, at regular intervals. This article covers where the name came from, the conditions gey

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Film & media

Frame Rate: A Decisive Factor in Video Quality

With advances in video production and streaming technology, we can now easily access high-quality video. However, many people still do not clearly understand the important factors

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Information technology

Waiting on Each Other Until Everything Stops: Deadlock

A deadlock is a state in which several programs each wait for a resource the other holds, so none of them can move forward. This article covers how deadlocks arise, the four Coffma

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Psychology

Same Words, Different Sound: The Framing Effect

The framing effect is a cognitive bias in which logically identical options lead to different choices depending on whether they are described as gains or losses. This article cover