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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Social welfare
Drawing Relationships on a Single Page: The Ecological Map (Eco-map)
An ecological map, or eco-map, is an assessment tool that places a family or person in a central circle and draws their ties to surrounding systems such as work, school, hospitals,
Food & nutrition
Killing Germs Without Boiling: Pasteurization
Pasteurization heats food below boiling to cut pathogens and spoilage microbes while keeping flavor and nutrition. This piece covers Pasteur’s wine experiments in 1864, Soxhlet’s m
Business administration
Innovative Management Strategies to Accelerate Growth
The business environment of the 21st century is changing rapidly, and amid these changes, companies must consider innovative management strategies to achieve sustainable growth. Ad
Design
Flow Holds When Responses Come Within 0.4 Seconds: The Doherty Threshold
The Doherty Threshold is the principle that when a computer responds within about 0.4 seconds, people and machines stop waiting on each other and productivity rises sharply. This p
Design
The Odd One Out Stays in Memory: The Von Restorff Effect
The Von Restorff Effect is the principle that among similar items, the one that differs is remembered best. This piece covers Hedwig von Restorff’s 1933 experiment, four contrast d
Film & media
Perfecting the Art of Photography (Video) with Focus and Depth of Field
The art of photography and video is a complex process that involves understanding and applying various techniques and principles, rather than simply pressing a button to capture an
Information technology
Certain No, Maybe Yes: The Bloom Filter
A Bloom filter is a probabilistic data structure that uses a tiny bit array to tell you a value is definitely not in a set. This article covers where it came from, how adding and c
Physics
When Light Cannot Escape: Total Internal Reflection
Total internal reflection happens when light traveling from a material with a higher refractive index toward a lower one hits the boundary beyond the critical angle and is reflecte
Economics
Strategies for Successful Stock Investing in Korea: Practical Experience and Lessons
The Korean stock market is constantly changing in response to global economic trends and domestic political changes, and the pace and patterns of these changes are becoming increas
General knowledge
Anything That Can Go Wrong Will Go Wrong: Murphy's Law
Murphy's Law is the rule of thumb that anything that can go wrong eventually will. This piece covers its origins in the U.S. Air Force's MX981 rocket sled tests and Edward Murphy's
Business administration
The More of Us, the Less Each Tries: The Ringelmann Effect
Why does each person pull less hard when more people join in? This article covers Ringelmann's rope experiments, the two causes of lost performance, everyday and workplace examples