Design
Less but Better: Dieter Rams’ Ten Principles for Good Design
Dieter Rams’ Ten Principles for Good Design sum up, in ten sentences, the idea that design is not decoration but the work of making things useful, understandable and long-lasting.
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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
Why Your Friends Have More Friends Than You: The Friendship Paradox
The friendship paradox is the phenomenon in which most people's friends have, on average, more friends than they do. This article explains why it happens with a simple calculation,
Journalism & communication
The More Information, the Wider the Gap: The Knowledge Gap Hypothesis
Why does the gap between those who know and those who don't widen as information floods in? This article covers what the knowledge gap hypothesis means and where it came from, why
Economics
What Is the Trickle-Down Effect? An Analysis of How It Works and Its Limitations
What happens if you keep pouring wine into the topmost glass in a tower of stacked wine glasses? Once the upper glass fills up, the overflowing wine naturally flows down into the g
Film & media
Plots for Writing Stories for Novels, TV Dramas, and Films
This time, I would like to put together material on the concept of plot, which is essential to understand when writing scripts or stories for films, TV dramas, novels, and similar
Statistics
Counting the Whole from a Few Serial Numbers: The German Tank Problem
The German tank problem asks how to estimate the total number of sequentially numbered items from the serial numbers of just a few. We look at how the Allies used captured tank ser
Physics
Faster Flow, Lower Pressure: Bernoulli’s Principle
Bernoulli’s principle says that within a single flow, a fluid’s pressure drops where it speeds up and rises where it slows down. This piece covers how the principle came about, the
Psychology
Liking in Psychology: Its Psychological Influence on Human Behavior
Liking refers to the emotional experience of feeling fond of another person. It means developing a liking for someone in everyday life, and this liking can have a significant influ
Information technology
The Transformation of Real-Time Data Driven by Edge Computing
As technological advances and innovation accelerate, edge computing is attracting attention as a new approach to data processing. Developed to address the physical limitations of c
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
Statistics
Why Great Days Are Often Followed by Ordinary Ones: Regression Toward the Mean
After a standout exam or a praised flight, the next result often looks weaker—and after a flop, stronger. Much of that swing is regression toward the mean, not praise or blame. Thi