General knowledge
Loud Expectations and Quiet Change: Amara's Law
Amara's Law says we tend to overestimate the effect of a new technology in the short run and underestimate it in the long run. This article covers where the saying came from, why t
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Social welfare
South Korea's Social Welfare Policy: Background and Components
Social welfare policy is an important policy developed to protect socially vulnerable people, reduce social inequality, and improve the quality of life of all citizens. South Korea
Library & information science
The Concept and Stages of SQ3R, an Effective Reading Method
This time, I would like to introduce SQ3R, a step-by-step technique for effective reading. SQ3R is a reading method consisting of five stages: surveying, questioning, reading, memo
Psychology
Why Everyone Just Watches: The Bystander Effect
Why does help often arrive more slowly when more people are watching? This article covers the case and classic experiments that launched research on the bystander effect, the three
Film & media
The Secret of a Screen Recorded Line by Line: The Rolling Shutter
A rolling shutter records an image not all at once but line by line from top to bottom, which is why fast-moving objects and brief flashes can look strangely distorted. This articl
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
Food & nutrition
How Are Food Calories Determined? The Atwater General Factor System
The Atwater general factor system estimates a food’s energy by multiplying each nutrient by a fixed value, such as 4kcal per gram for carbohydrate and protein and 9kcal per gram fo
Physics
The Secret Behind Curving Balls: The Magnus Effect
Why does a free kick bend and a curveball drop? This article covers Newton's tennis ball, Magnus's cylinder experiment, the pressure difference created by spin, its uses in sports
Tourism studies
When Your Dream City Disappoints: Paris Syndrome
Paris syndrome is the severe confusion some travelers feel when a long-dreamed-of destination falls short of their expectations. We look at how the name came about, its main sympto
Social welfare
The Power That Connects Services: Case Management
Case management is a social work practice that coordinates resources through assessment, planning, linking, monitoring, and evaluation so that people with complex needs can receive
Psychology
Rationalization: The Story Our Minds Create
Rationalization is a psychological defense mechanism that refers to the process by which people create logical explanations for their behavior or emotions. It is an attempt to just
Psychology
You Try to Name the Color but Read the Word First: The Stroop Effect
The Stroop Effect is the phenomenon in which naming the ink color of a word slows down and errors increase when the word's meaning and its color do not match. We look at the 1935 e