Education
Awakened by Questions: The Socratic Method
The Socratic Method is a way of teaching through repeated questions so learners find gaps in their own thinking and reach conclusions themselves. This piece covers its origins in S
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Design
How to Combine Colors: The Feelings Different Color Schemes Convey
A guide to color schemes organized by nine moods (Clear, Tender, Natural, Active, Casual, Classic, Elegant, Modern, Ethnic), with the colors to use, colors to avoid, and tips for e
Design
If It Looks Good, It Feels Easy: The Aesthetic-Usability Effect
Why do people assume a prettier app is easier to use before they try it? This piece explains the aesthetic-usability effect through Kurosu and Kashimura’s 1995 ATM study, Tractinsk
Education
Metacognition: The Power of Knowing What You Know
Even when learners study the same materials for the same amount of time, their results differ markedly. In the past, academics often dismissed these differences as simply a matter
Education
Helping Children Grow on Their Own: Montessori Education
Montessori education sees children as born with the drive to learn and helps them grow by choosing activities and learning with their hands in a prepared environment. Learn how it
Economics
Reading Exchange Rates with a Single Hamburger: The Big Mac Index
The Big Mac Index compares the price of a Big Mac around the world to gauge whether a currency is overvalued or undervalued. This article covers how it began, the purchasing power
Education
The Importance of Lifelong Learning and Methods for Self-Directed Learning
Lifelong learning plays an important role in continuous personal development and adaptation to personal and societal changes. It enables individuals to acquire new knowledge and sk
Social welfare
The Role and Future of the National Pension: Strategies for a Secure Retirement
The National Pension system has firmly established itself as an important social security system that provides security in old age in modern society. It provides people with an eco
Library & information science
One Number for Papers and Citations: The h-index
The h-index folds the number of papers and the number of citations into a single figure. This article covers how to calculate it, what it measures and its strengths, its limits acr
Food & nutrition
Lactic Acid Bacteria and a Healthy Daily Life: Keys to Immunity and Gut Health
Gut health and immunity are emerging as important aspects of health in modern life. Because much of our body's immune system begins in the gut, maintaining gut health is essential
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
Education
A Garden Where Children Grow: The Kindergarten
The kindergarten, a school where young children learn through play, was created by the German educator Friedrich Fröbel in 1840. This article covers the first kindergarten, his tea