Economics
Too Invested to Quit: The Sunk Cost Fallacy
Why do we sit through a dull movie just because we paid for the ticket? This guide explains sunk costs, the bygones principle, why people fall into the sunk cost fallacy, classic e
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General knowledge
When the Number Becomes the Goal: Goodhart's Law
Why does a measure stop being a good measure once it becomes a target? This article explains the origin and logic of Goodhart's law, examples such as the cobra effect, and how to u
Design
Flow Holds When Responses Come Within 0.4 Seconds: The Doherty Threshold
The Doherty Threshold is the principle that when a computer responds within about 0.4 seconds, people and machines stop waiting on each other and productivity rises sharply. This p
Film & media
The Sound That Rings Inside the Screen: Diegetic Sound
Diegetic sound is sound whose source we accept as being inside the story world, like dialogue, footsteps, or a radio in the scene, while non-diegetic sound such as background music
Food & nutrition
Cooking Food Sealed in a Bag Under Water: Sous Vide
Sous vide is a cooking method in which food is vacuum-sealed in a plastic bag and cooked slowly for a long time in water held at a precise temperature. This article covers how it c
Library & information science
Thesaurus — A Dictionary Showing Relationships Between Terms
This time, I would like to put together some material on thesauruses, dictionaries that show the various relationships among keywords when searching for the information you want. A
Social welfare
Bringing Scattered Charity Together: The Charity Organization Society
The Charity Organization Society (COS) was a private organization founded in London in 1869 to coordinate scattered charities so that help was neither duplicated nor missed. This a
Business administration
The Option That Changes Your Choice: The Decoy Effect
The decoy effect is when a deliberately less attractive option makes another product look better. This piece explains asymmetric dominance from Huber, Payne and Puto’s 1982 study,
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
Physics
Innovative Applications of Nuclear Physics and Sustainable Energy
Nuclear physics is a branch of physics that studies the structure and properties of atoms and atomic nuclei, playing an important role throughout modern science and technology. Thi
Economics
Consumer Price Index (CPI): A Key Indicator That Drives the Economy
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is one of the key indicators in economics, used to measure changes in consumers' cost of living. This indicator plays an important role in various ar
Logistics
Chameleons on the Road: A Complete Guide to Truck Body Types!
Hello! The world of logistics is vast and complex, but its beginning and end are ultimately connected by 'transportation.' The most common means of transportation we see on the roa