Earth science
An Invisible Lid Over the Sky: Temperature Inversion
Why does a layer of air form that gets warmer, not colder, with height? This article explains how temperature inversions form and their types, their effects on fine dust, fog, and
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Food & nutrition
How to Measure Spiciness in Numbers: The Scoville Scale
The Scoville Scale expresses how hot a chili pepper is as a number, the Scoville Heat Unit (SHU). This article explains why spiciness is actually pain, how the scale is measured by
Psychology
Motivation Theory: The Anatomy of the Forces That Improve Performance
Motivation is one of the fundamental forces driving human behavior and an important factor in explaining the reasons and processes that trigger particular actions. In psychology, m
Design
Building Information on a Grid: The Swiss Style (International Typographic Style)
The Swiss Style, also called the International Typographic Style, is a graphic design style that arranges sans-serif type and photographs asymmetrically on an invisible grid to con
Film & media
Movement Traced from Live Action: Rotoscoping
Rotoscoping is a technique in which live-action footage is projected one frame at a time and traced over to create realistic movement. We look at how it was invented, how it works,
Psychology
The Psychology of Job Stress and Ways to Manage It (Occupational Psychology)
This time, I would like to put together a resource on the psychology of stress people may experience while carrying out their duties at work and ways to manage it. These are also r
Journalism & communication
The World Our Screens Have Cultivated: Cultivation Theory
Why does the world feel more dangerous after hours of news and crime dramas? This article explains cultivation theory, which holds that long-term, heavy media exposure gradually sh
Statistics
Methods for Managing Data Variability Using Standard Deviation
Standard deviation plays an important role in describing data variability and is an essential concept used in a wide range of practical situations. In data analysis and decision-ma
Statistics
The Normal Distribution: Practical Applications for Analysis and Prediction
The normal distribution plays a central role in statistics and data analysis. This article covers its basic concepts and characteristics, its mathematical definition and properties
Statistics
Maximizing Practical Use Through Data Correlation Analysis
Data analysis has become an important tool in the modern business environment. In particular, data correlation analysis plays a key role in understanding relationships among multip
Library & information science
When Having Information Hurts More: Mooers’ Law
Mooers’ Law is the principle that no matter how good an information retrieval system is, it will not be used where having information is more painful and troublesome than not havin
Film & media
The Concept and Use of Screen Scanning in Video — Interlaced & Progressive Scanning
Video technology has advanced noticeably over time, and screen scanning (Scanning) technology in particular has greatly improved video resolution and quality. Screen scanning refer