Design
The Bigger the Target, the Faster You Reach It: Fitts's Law
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Food & nutrition
Healthy Diet Planning: Effective Strategies and Practical Tips
Efficient meal planning is an important factor in maintaining health and improving physical fitness. In modern society, putting together a balanced diet amid busy schedules and cou
Physics
A Particle That Outruns Light in Water: Cherenkov Radiation
Cherenkov radiation is the cone of light given off when a charged particle moves through a material such as water or glass faster than light travels in that material. Learn how it
Economics
Does Destruction Revive the Economy? The Broken Window Fallacy
Can rebuilding after a disaster or war really make a society richer? This piece explains the broken window fallacy through Frédéric Bastiat’s 1850 parable of the seen and the unsee
General knowledge
It Always Takes Longer Than Expected: Hofstadter’s Law
Hofstadter’s Law says that it always takes longer than you expect, even when you take the law into account. This piece covers its origin in Gödel, Escher, Bach, its recursive struc
Statistics
Understanding Probability Distributions and Practical Methods of Analysis
Probability distributions are a core concept in statistics and data science. This article covers their basic concepts and history, the main types and their characteristics, their m
Library & information science
The Rich Get Richer: The Matthew Effect
The Matthew effect is the phenomenon in which a person or work that starts slightly ahead gains more opportunities and recognition thanks to that lead, so the gap widens over time.
Social welfare
When the Village Took Responsibility for Poverty: The Elizabethan Poor Law
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,
Business administration
The Deep Gap Before the Mainstream Market: The Chasm
Why do new products that get off to a brilliant start stall before reaching the mainstream market? This article explains the chasm, the deep gap between early adopters and the earl
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
Journalism & communication
Why We Choose the Media We Do: Uses and Gratifications Theory (U&G)
Why do we pick the media we do? Uses and Gratifications Theory, systematized in the 1970s by Elihu Katz, Jay Blumler, and others, sees people not as passive receivers of messages b
Education
Pour It All in at Once and It Overflows: Cognitive Load Theory
Why does learning stall when there is too much to hold in mind at once? This article covers the origins of cognitive load theory and the limits of working memory, the three types o