Tourism studies
Where Does Tourists’ Money Go? Tourism Leakage
Why does so little of what tourists spend reach local fishermen and neighborhood restaurants? This piece explains tourism leakage: how tourism revenue reaches the local economy, im
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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
Food & nutrition
The Secret Behind Chewy Dough: Gluten
Gluten is a net-like mass of protein that forms when two wheat proteins meet water and become entangled. We look at how it forms, how flour types differ, the cooking tricks that st
Tourism studies
Going Before It Disappears: Last Chance Tourism
Last chance tourism is travel to see vanishing landscapes, wildlife, or cultures before they are gone. This piece covers the concept and its origins, why people are drawn to it, we
Tourism studies
New Trends Driving Change in Travel
In modern society, travel has established itself as an important part of life, extending beyond a simple hobby. It is now recognized as an essential experience in the process of ex
Chemistry
The Force That Restores Balance: Le Chatelier's Principle
Le Chatelier's principle states that when a system at chemical equilibrium is disturbed by a change in concentration, pressure, or temperature, the equilibrium shifts in the direct
Business administration
Business Combinations (M&A): Strategies and Integration Management for Successful Mergers
Business combinations and mergers are important phenomena that frequently occur in today's business environment. They are strategic choices in which two or more companies are integ
Chemistry
Key Effects of Metabolic Processes on Health and Disease
Metabolism is an essential process that supports all physiological functions in living organisms, playing an important role in maintaining and regulating life activities through va
Earth science
When Volcanoes Block the Sun: Volcanic Winter
A volcanic winter is a drop in global temperatures lasting several years after a huge, sulfur-rich eruption spreads tiny sulfuric acid droplets through the stratosphere and blocks
Economics
Reading Exchange Rates with a Single Hamburger: The Big Mac Index
The Big Mac Index compares the price of a Big Mac around the world to gauge whether a currency is overvalued or undervalued. This article covers how it began, the purchasing power
Library & information science
Organizing All the World's Knowledge with the Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC)
The smartphones we use contain thousands, even tens of thousands, of files and apps. What would happen if photos, documents, and music files were all mixed together on a single scr
Journalism & communication
Why We Choose the Media We Do: Uses and Gratifications Theory (U&G)
Why do we pick the media we do? Uses and Gratifications Theory, systematized in the 1970s by Elihu Katz, Jay Blumler, and others, sees people not as passive receivers of messages b