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Physics

The Secret of Walking on Water: Surface Tension

Why can a full glass of water bulge above the rim without spilling, and how do water striders walk on ponds? This article explains how surface tension arises, why water's is unusua

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Business administration

The Strength Others Can't Easily Copy: Core Competence

Core competence is the collective capability that ties an organization's skills and learning together and carries across many products and markets. This article covers its meaning,

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Logistics

The Heart of Modern Logistics: Everything About Forklifts

In modern society, logistics is like the vast bloodstream that keeps cities and nations moving. Millions of parcel boxes move every day, container ships come and go around the worl

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Film & media

The Grammar of Space: The 180-Degree Rule

When two people face each other in conversation on screen, we never lose track of who is sitting where, thanks to a filmmaking convention known as the 180-degree rule. This article

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Information technology

The Interest on Rushed Code: Technical Debt

Why do the shortcuts we take for speed today come back later at a high price? This article explains technical debt, the term first used by Ward Cunningham, how interest builds up,

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Tourism studies

A Shop That Sells Without Taxes: The Duty-Free Shop

A duty-free shop sells goods to travelers leaving the country without customs duties or value-added tax. This article covers how duty-free shops began, why they can drop taxes, the

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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

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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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Tourism studies

How Welcome Turns to Resentment: Doxey's Irritation Index

Why do residents' smiles toward tourists turn into sighs as tourism grows? This article covers the background of Doxey's Irritation Index, its four stages of euphoria, apathy, anno

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Journalism & communication

Making Friends on the Screen: Parasocial Interaction

Parasocial interaction is the one-sided sense of face-to-face closeness we feel with media figures who don’t know us. This piece covers Horton and Wohl’s 1956 concept, the differen