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Food & nutrition
In modern society, food plays an indispensable role in our daily lives. Various food additives that help maintain the taste and quality of food and allow it to be stored longer hav
Information technology
Wirth’s Law is the rule of thumb that software gets slower faster than hardware gets faster. This piece covers where it came from, why software keeps getting heavier, examples arou
Design
When a product feels simple, where did its complexity go? This article covers the origins of Tesler's Law, the three parties who share the burden of complexity, everyday examples,
Logistics
When dealing with international trade or shopping directly from overseas, you often encounter three-letter English abbreviations such as FOB, CIF, and DDP. These are Incoterms (Int
Information technology
Compilers are essential to software development, playing the important role of converting source code written by programmers into a form that computers can understand. Compilers go
Food & nutrition
Lactose is a carbohydrate commonly found in various foods and is considered a particularly important component of dairy products. However, it is very important to gain a thorough u
Social welfare
The Elizabethan Poor Law was a 1601 English law that made each parish collect a tax to support its poor instead of leaving relief to church charity alone. Learn why it was created,
Earth science
Isostasy is the idea that the crust floats on the denser mantle and balances at a height set by its thickness and density. This piece covers how the theory arose, the Airy and Prat
General knowledge
Cunningham’s Law is the internet adage that the best way to get the right answer online is not to ask a question but to post a wrong answer. This article covers where the law came
Social welfare
Social welfare used to be simple. It consisted entirely of delivering goods (In-kind), such as rice or instant noodles, to neighbors facing financial hardship, or depositing a set
Food & nutrition
Caramelization is the reaction in which sugar, heated to high temperatures, breaks down and recombines into brown compounds and aroma molecules. We look at how it works, the temper
Earth science
Drought is one of the natural disasters with the most severe and widespread impacts, causing a variety of environmental, economic, and social problems. Climate change and populatio
