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Journalism & communication

News Staged for the Camera: The Pseudo-Event

A pseudo-event is an event planned and staged so that it will be reported and widely publicized, rather than one that happens on its own. This article covers the concept introduced

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Food & nutrition

The Temperature at Which Oil Starts to Smoke: Smoke Point

The smoke point is the temperature at which an oil or fat, when heated, begins to give off a continuous, visible bluish smoke. This article covers why oil smokes, what determines t

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Logistics

Not All Inventory Is Equal: ABC Analysis

ABC analysis divides inventory into three classes, A, B, and C, by annual usage value and manages each class with a different level of care. Learn how it emerged from Pareto and Ju

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General knowledge

Effective Report Writing: Key Strategies for Success

Effective report writing is one of the essential elements of achieving success in the workplace. Reports play an important role in communicating information and making decisions, a

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Design

The Odd One Out Stays in Memory: The Von Restorff Effect

The Von Restorff Effect is the principle that among similar items, the one that differs is remembered best. This piece covers Hedwig von Restorff’s 1933 experiment, four contrast d

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Library & information science

One Number for Papers and Citations: The h-index

The h-index folds the number of papers and the number of citations into a single figure. This article covers how to calculate it, what it measures and its strengths, its limits acr