Statistics
Torture the Numbers and They Will Confess: P-hacking
P-hacking is the practice of analysing data in different ways until a “statistically significant” result appears. We look at what p-values mean, the common ways p-hacking happens,
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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,
Information technology
Clever Code Is Hard to Fix: Kernighan's Law
Kernighan's Law says that debugging is twice as hard as writing code, so code written as cleverly as possible can't be debugged by its own author. We look at where the line came fr
General knowledge
Refuting Takes Ten Times the Effort: Brandolini's Law
Brandolini's Law is the rule of thumb that refuting a false claim takes far more effort than producing it. We look at where the law came from, why rebuttals are so hard, older insi
Film & media
The Most Beautiful Light of the Day: Magic Hour
Magic hour is the short stretch just after sunrise or just before sunset when light turns red and soft. We look at why the light changes, a landmark example from film history, shoo
Journalism & communication
Persuasion That Wakes Up Over Time: The Sleeper Effect
The sleeper effect is the phenomenon in which a message from a hard-to-believe source has little power at first but becomes more persuasive as time passes. We look at how it was di
Psychology
I Knew It All Along: Hindsight Bias
Hindsight bias is the mental habit of believing, after something has happened, that we could have predicted the outcome from the start. We look at the experiments that first confir
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
Social welfare
Becoming Neighbors to Face Poverty: The Settlement House Movement
The settlement house movement sent educated young people to live in poor neighborhoods alongside residents, combining education, everyday support, and social reform. We look at how
Physics
Lifting a Car with a Small Force: Pascal’s Principle
Pascal’s principle states that pressure applied to a confined fluid at rest is transmitted undiminished throughout the fluid. We look at how it was formulated, how hydraulic device
Logistics
The Task That Holds Half of Warehouse Costs: Order Picking
Order picking is the work of retrieving the items a customer ordered, in the right quantities, from where they are stored. We look at why it can account for up to 55% of warehouse
Library & information science
When Having Information Hurts More: Mooers’ Law
Mooers’ Law is the principle that no matter how good an information retrieval system is, it will not be used where having information is more painful and troublesome than not havin