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Education

A Bridge Laid Before New Knowledge: The Advance Organizer

Proposed by educational psychologist David Ausubel, an advance organizer is a broad, general idea presented before new material so it can connect to what learners already know. Thi

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Film & media

Teleporting in Front of a Green Wall: Chroma Key

Chroma key is a video compositing technique that makes one color on screen transparent and layers another background in its place. This piece covers how it works, its history from

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Journalism & communication

Why Does Only This Story Make the News? News Values

News values are the criteria that decide which events become news and how they are reported. This article covers Galtung and Ruge’s 1965 study that started the field, the main news

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Information technology

The Chip That Keeps Doubling: Moore’s Law

Why have computers kept getting smaller, faster, and cheaper for more than half a century? This article explains Moore’s Law: how it began, what it really means, how it changed the

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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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Food & nutrition

The Secret of Deep Flavor: Umami

What is the deep, savory taste that is neither salty nor sweet? This article covers umami from Kikunae Ikeda's discovery to glutamate, inosinate and guanylate, the synergy effect,