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Physics

A Thunderclap from a Clear Sky: The Sonic Boom

A sonic boom is the loud sound made when the shock waves created by an object moving faster than sound reach the ground. This article explains how sonic booms form, the small sonic

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Earth science

The Hot Wind That Crosses the Mountains: The Foehn Effect

Why can one side of a mountain range be cool and damp while the other is hot and dry? This article explains the foehn effect: how air changes temperature as it rises and descends o

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Psychology

Why Everyone Just Watches: The Bystander Effect

Why does help often arrive more slowly when more people are watching? This article covers the case and classic experiments that launched research on the bystander effect, the three

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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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Library & information science

What You Found and What You Missed: Precision and Recall

When a search list looks right at the top, how do you know what was left out? This piece explains precision and recall, the trade-off between them, the F1 score that combines both,

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Design

Design Anyone Can Use: Universal Design

Universal design is a way of designing products and spaces so that as many people as possible can use them, regardless of age, build, or disability, without separate modifications