Tourism studies
Travel That Lingers: Slow Travel
Slow travel is a way of traveling in which you stay in one place for a long time and experience it at a pace close to everyday life, rather than brushing past many places in a shor
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Psychology
You Try to Name the Color but Read the Word First: The Stroop Effect
The Stroop Effect is the phenomenon in which naming the ink color of a word slows down and errors increase when the word's meaning and its color do not match. We look at the 1935 e
Psychology
One Good Trait Makes Everything Shine: The Halo Effect
The halo effect is a bias in judgment in which the impression from one standout trait spills over into how we rate other, unrelated traits. This piece covers the research that firs
Earth science
Caldera: The Giant Cauldron Formed When the Ground Collapses
A caldera is a large, round basin that forms when the ground above an emptied magma chamber collapses. Learn how it differs from a crater, how it forms, famous calderas around the
Social welfare
Unemployment Benefits: Essential Eligibility Requirements and How to Claim Them
Unemployment benefits are an important social safety net that provides financial stability when workers unexpectedly lose their jobs. Provided as part of the employment insurance s
General knowledge
Suspect a Mistake Before Malice: Hanlon’s Razor
Hanlon’s Razor is a rule of thumb that says not to blame malice for what mistakes or foolishness can adequately explain. This piece covers where it came from, why we tend to read o
Tourism studies
Who Finds a Destination First? Plog’s Psychographic Model
Plog’s Psychographic Model places travelers on a spectrum from adventurous allocentrics to familiarity-seeking psychocentrics and links them to the rise and fall of destinations. T
Earth science
When Glaciers Melt, the Land Rises: Isostasy
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
Psychology
Overcoming Impostor Syndrome: How to Regain Your Confidence
In modern society, many people experience difficulty fully acknowledging their own success and feel as though their achievements were obtained through deception. This phenomenon is
General knowledge
The Principles of Brainstorming and How to Conduct It
This time, I would like to introduce brainstorming, a technique used especially often in situations that call for ideas. Although it is already a well-known technique, some people
Statistics
The Illusion That Comes After Choosing: Berkson's Paradox
Berkson's Paradox is the phenomenon in which a false inverse relationship appears between two unrelated traits when you look only at a group filtered by some criterion. This piece
Information technology
Opening the Road to the Future: Innovations and Challenges in Autonomous Driving Technology
Autonomous driving technology is one of the topics attracting considerable attention in modern society. This technology enables vehicles to perceive their surroundings and drive on