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Education is a powerful means of changing the world and plays a central role in the development of our society and the renewal of culture. One way to deliver this education more ef
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
Why does a measure stop being a good measure once it becomes a target? This article explains the origin and logic of Goodhart's law, examples such as the cobra effect, and how to u
Modal shift means moving freight that used to travel mainly by truck onto modes that carry large volumes at once, such as rail and coastal shipping. This piece covers why it matter
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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
The Peter Principle is the claim that in a hierarchy, people tend to be promoted until they reach a position where their incompetence shows. This article covers its basic definitio
Media priming is the phenomenon in which issues the media highlights become the standards we use to judge people and policies later. From Iyengar and Kinder’s 1987 experiments and
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