General knowledge
Masterpieces Are Always the Few: Sturgeon's Law
Sturgeon's Law is the rule of thumb that 90% of anything is crud. We look at how it came about, what it really means, similar ideas that came before it, and how to use it wisely in
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Earth science
Terrain and Climate Change: The Hidden Mechanisms Behind Torrential Rain
Torrential rain is a phenomenon in which a large amount of precipitation falls over a short period. Because it can cause property damage and loss of life, understanding its causes
Food & nutrition
Healthy Dieting Methods - Managing Basal Metabolic Rate and Curbing the Yo-Yo Effect
Dieting is considered an important issue for many people today, and various methods have been proposed for losing weight and maintaining health. However, improper dieting methods n
Information technology
Slowing Down Faster Than Hardware Speeds Up: Wirth’s Law
Wirth’s Law is the rule of thumb that software gets slower faster than hardware gets faster. This piece covers where it came from, why software keeps getting heavier, examples arou
Business administration
Promoted to the Level of Incompetence: The Peter Principle
The Peter Principle is the claim that in a hierarchy, people tend to be promoted until they reach a position where their incompetence shows. This article covers its basic definitio
Earth science
Understanding and Analyzing Earthquakes: How Can We Prepare?
Earthquakes are among the most unpredictable and destructive natural disasters. Originating within the Earth, earthquakes have caused immense loss of life and property throughout h
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,
Economics
Inflation: A Crisis or a Temporary Phenomenon?
Inflation is one of the major issues in the modern economy, and discussions about its impact and causes continue unabated. In particular, recent global economic conditions have pro
Earth science
Cold Seawater Rises from the Deep: Upwelling
Upwelling is the process in which cold, nutrient-rich water from the deep rises to fill the gap left when wind pushes surface water away. We look at how it works, where it happens,
Library & information science
The Family Tree of Research Papers: Citation Indexes
How do you find the studies that have cited a paper you are reading? This article explains how Eugene Garfield's citation index came about and what it is, how to search backward an
Economics
Bond Investing: Strategies to Maximize Returns amid Interest Rate Changes
Global and domestic bond markets have undergone many changes recently. A bond is a financial product that serves as a form of IOU issued by governments, companies, financial instit
Library & information science
Dreaming of the Internet on Paper Cards: The Mundaneum
The Mundaneum was a vast index-card archive founded in Brussels by Belgian lawyers Paul Otlet and Henri La Fontaine to gather the world’s knowledge in one place. This article cover