Chemistry
Water That Doesn't Freeze When It Should: Supercooling
Why does water sometimes stay liquid below freezing? This article explains what supercooling is and how it works, everyday examples such as clouds, freezing rain, and hand warmers,
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Food & nutrition
What Causes Food Poisoning, What Are Its Symptoms, and How Should You Respond? (+Types of Food Poisoning Bacteria)
Food poisoning is one of the things that requires extra caution during the summer. Food poisoning is an illness caused by eating unsafe food, and its causes and symptoms vary. In t
Information technology
Opening the Road to the Future: Innovations and Challenges in Autonomous Driving Technology
Autonomous driving technology is one of the topics attracting considerable attention in modern society. This technology enables vehicles to perceive their surroundings and drive on
Social welfare
A Blueprint That Took On Five Giants: The Beveridge Report
The Beveridge Report, published in Britain in 1942 during the Second World War, proposed rebuilding postwar welfare around flat-rate social insurance for every citizen. This piece
Chemistry
Twin Atoms with Different Weights: Isotopes
Isotopes are atoms of the same element that differ in weight because they have different numbers of neutrons. We look at atomic structure, stable and radioactive isotopes, how carb
Journalism & communication
The Illusion That Only Others Are Swayed: The Third-Person Effect
Why do we feel that we are fine and only other people are swayed by the media? This article explains the third-person effect and Davison's classic hypothesis, self-enhancement and
Tourism studies
How Welcome Turns to Resentment: Doxey's Irritation Index
Why do residents' smiles toward tourists turn into sighs as tourism grows? This article covers the background of Doxey's Irritation Index, its four stages of euphoria, apathy, anno
Design
Design Connections: Patterns Linking Form and Meaning
In visual design, patterns are elements that play an important role by bringing form and meaning into harmony. Patterns go beyond merely repeating forms and serve an important func
Economics
The Richer You Are, the Smaller Your Food Share: Engel's Law
Engel's law is the empirical rule that as income rises, the share of total spending that goes to food steadily falls. This piece covers the basic concept, the Engel coefficient and
Robotics
Reaching Out a Hand from Afar: Teleoperation
Teleoperation lets a person control a distant machine directly, sending their hands and eyes where people cannot safely go. This article covers its origins in 1940s–50s nuclear lab
Chemistry
Same Element, Different Faces: Allotropes
How can pencil lead and a diamond ring be made of exactly the same carbon? This article explains allotropes: what they are and how they arise, the many faces of carbon, examples fr
Chemistry
Everything About New Drug Development: From Drug Design to Clinical Applications
Medicinal chemistry is an important foundational field in modern medicine, playing an essential role in understanding the molecular structures and mechanisms of action of drugs use