Statistics
Twenty-Three People Are Enough: The Birthday Paradox
Why is it so likely that two people in a small group share a birthday? This article covers the birthday paradox, the two keys to calculating it, why our intuition misses it, and ho
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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
Education
A Garden Where Children Grow: The Kindergarten
The kindergarten, a school where young children learn through play, was created by the German educator Friedrich Fröbel in 1840. This article covers the first kindergarten, his tea
Food & nutrition
The Wisdom of Cooking Corn in Ash Water: Nixtamalization
Nixtamalization is a traditional Mesoamerican method of cooking and steeping dried corn in an alkaline solution such as limewater, then washing and hulling it. Learn its history, h
Film & media
Strategies for Documentary Success: From Planning to Distribution
Documentaries are loved by many as a medium that captures reality as it is while conveying profound insights and emotional impact. Their popularity continues to grow, making a soph
Library & information science
Catalog Concepts and Structure for Library MARC Work
This time, we will examine catalogs, one of the concepts frequently used in libraries. Catalogs are intended to ensure that the same book can be registered according to the same s
Journalism & communication
The Reporters Who Dug Up Corruption from the Muck: The Muckrakers
Muckrakers were reform-minded journalists and writers of America's Progressive Era who doggedly investigated and exposed political corruption, monopoly abuses, and harsh working co
Film & media
The Camera That Circles Frozen Time: Bullet Time
Bullet time is a visual effect in which time seems to slow down or stop while the camera keeps moving around the scene at normal speed. This article explains how it differs from sl
Film & media
The Empty Object Everyone Chases: The MacGuffin
Why does a film stay gripping even when we never learn what is in the briefcase everyone is chasing? This article explains the MacGuffin, a story device that is vital to the charac
Tourism studies
A New Balance Between Life and Work: Everything About Workations
In modern society, the boundary between work and rest is changing rapidly. While the binary idea of working when it is time to work and resting when it is time to rest once prevail
Statistics
Counting the Whole from a Few Serial Numbers: The German Tank Problem
The German tank problem asks how to estimate the total number of sequentially numbered items from the serial numbers of just a few. We look at how the Allies used captured tank ser
Education
A Diploma Recognized Around the World: The International Baccalaureate
The International Baccalaureate (IB) is an international curriculum and qualification created by a nonprofit education foundation based in Geneva. This article covers how the IB be