Design
Grid Components and Types for Stability in Design
This time, I would like to create a resource on grids, a concept considered important in design alongside layout. We will explore what a grid is, how it is structured, and what typ
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Education
The Belief That Ability Can Grow: Growth Mindset
A growth mindset is the belief that intelligence and talent can grow through effort, good strategies and help from others. We look at how it differs from a fixed mindset, the prais
Food & nutrition
The Benefits of Omega-3: Nature's Gift for Protecting Your Health
Omega-3 fatty acids are nutrients involved in cell membranes and several physiological functions. Their effects on cardiovascular health, brain function, and inflammation have been
Robotics
Reducing Error on the Way to the Goal: Proportional-Integral-Derivative Control
How do robot arms and drones stop right at their target? This article covers the history of PID control starting with Minorsky, the roles of the proportional, integral and derivati
Film & media
The Lens That Squeezes the Picture Sideways: The Anamorphic Lens
An anamorphic lens squeezes a wide scene only horizontally onto film or a sensor, then stretches it back by the same ratio to create a widescreen image. This article covers how it
Information technology
Systems Mirror Their Organizations: Conway's Law
Why does an organization's communication structure come to resemble its software structure? This article explains the origin and logic of Conway's law, real-world examples, and the
Social welfare
When the Village Took Responsibility for Poverty: The Elizabethan Poor Law
The Elizabethan Poor Law was a 1601 English law that made each parish collect a tax to support its poor instead of leaving relief to church charity alone. Learn why it was created,
Education
The Secret of Learning That Lasts: Desirable Difficulty
Why is what we learn easily so easily forgotten? This article explains desirable difficulty, as described by Robert Bjork, covering its meaning and origins, learning methods such a
General knowledge
Joke or Sincere? Poe’s Law
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
Library & information science
The Concepts of Ontology and the Semantic Web and Their Relationship
This time, we will explore the concepts of the Semantic Web, which is attracting attention as a next-generation web technology, and the related concept of ontology, as well as thei
Library & information science
Efficient Management and Practical Application of Information Organization
The theory and practice of information organization play a central role in maximizing information discovery and use through the systematic classification and arrangement of materia
Design
We Remember Only About Seven Things: Miller's Law
Miller's Law, drawn from psychologist George A. Miller's 1956 paper “The Magical Number Seven, Plus or Minus Two,” describes the limited amount of information people can hold at on