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Information technology
This time, I would like to put together material on CSS, a language essential for styling websites. This material will provide an overview of the CSS properties needed for web deve
Earth science
An urban heat island is when a city runs warmer than the countryside around it. This piece covers Luke Howard’s early records in London, why pavement and buildings trap heat, how t
Logistics
How did the milk run, in which one truck visits several suppliers in turn, come about? This article explains where the name comes from, how it works, how it is used in production a
Psychology
The Barnum effect is our tendency to accept vague personality descriptions that fit almost anyone as accurate analyses of ourselves. This piece covers where the name came from, P.
Earth science
The phenomenon in which an asphalt road you walk along every day or a yard in a quiet residential neighborhood suddenly collapses into an enormous hole is called a sinkhole. You ha
Food & nutrition
Food poisoning is one of the things that requires extra caution during the summer. Food poisoning is an illness caused by eating unsafe food, and its causes and symptoms vary. In t
General knowledge
Littlewood’s Law is the rule of thumb that an event as rare as one in a million happens to an ordinary person about once a month. This article explains its origins with J. E. Littl
General knowledge
Poe’s Law is the internet rule of thumb that, without a clear sign of the author’s intent, a parody of extreme views will inevitably be taken as sincere by someone. We look at wher
Statistics
Analysis of variance (ANOVA, Analysis of Variance) is one of the essential analytical techniques in statistics and is widely used across many fields. By testing differences in the
Journalism & communication
The transmission of information and communication play central roles in modern society. Among these activities, journalism plays an important role in providing society with essenti
Logistics
Every day, we consume goods that have traveled from all over the world. The coffee beans we brew in the morning, the smartphone in our hand, even the clothes we wear. How have all
Robotics
Teleoperation lets a person control a distant machine directly, sending their hands and eyes where people cannot safely go. This article covers its origins in 1940s–50s nuclear lab
