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Food & nutrition

The Science of Sugar Turning Brown: Caramelization

Caramelization is the reaction in which sugar, heated to high temperatures, breaks down and recombines into brown compounds and aroma molecules. We look at how it works, the temper

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Chemistry

Mirror-Image Twin Molecules: Chirality

Chirality is the property of an object or molecule that cannot be superimposed on its own mirror image. This article covers the basic definition of chirality, how mirror-image mole

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Earth science

Less Rain Beyond the Mountains: The Rain Shadow Effect

Why is one side of a mountain range lush and the other dry? Moist air rises up the windward slope and drops its rain, then sinks, warms, and dries on the leeward side. This piece c

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Social welfare

Everyone's Hour Is Worth the Same: Time Banking

Time banking is a neighborhood service-exchange system in which people earn time credits for the hours they spend helping others and use those credits to get help when they need it

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Logistics

Handing Over Logistics Entirely: Third-Party Logistics

Third-party logistics (3PL) means entrusting part or all of a company's logistics to an unaffiliated outside specialist under a long-term contract. This article covers what 3PL mea

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Film & media

The Power of Editing to Create Emotion: The Kuleshov Effect

The Kuleshov Effect is the phenomenon in which viewers create new meaning and emotion on their own when the same shot is joined to different shots. This article covers the concept