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Information technology

Strict When Sending, Lenient When Receiving: Postel's Law

How did the early internet keep working despite small differences between implementations? This article covers where Postel's Law (the Robustness Principle) came from, why it matte

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Education

Learning Without Being Taught: The Hidden Curriculum

The hidden curriculum is what students learn at school without anyone planning or teaching it. This guide explains what it means and where it came from, how it takes shape in the c

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Journalism & communication

Words from the Parliamentary Press Gallery: The Fourth Estate

Why is the press called the “fourth estate”? This article traces the phrase from the three estates and the press gallery of the British Parliament to Macaulay, Carlyle, and the Bur

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Business administration

The Option That Changes Your Choice: The Decoy Effect

The decoy effect is when a deliberately less attractive option makes another product look better. This piece explains asymmetric dominance from Huber, Payne and Puto’s 1982 study,

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Business administration

The Hidden Price of Changing: Switching Costs

Why is it so hard to switch carriers, airlines, or software even when a cheaper option exists? This piece explains switching costs, the three types identified by Burnham, Frels, an

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Psychology

The Power of Resilience to Transform Lives

As many people face stress and uncertainty in modern society, the importance of mental health is being emphasized more than ever. In particular, resilience plays an important role

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Physics

Superconductors Open New Horizons in Technology

Superconductors are materials whose electrical resistance becomes 0, meaning that current can flow without energy loss. Thanks to this property, superconductors offer possibilities

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Education

Awakened by Questions: The Socratic Method

The Socratic Method is a way of teaching through repeated questions so learners find gaps in their own thinking and reach conclusions themselves. This piece covers its origins in S