Technology & Innovation
Metcalfe's Law
Metcalfe's Law states that a network's value grows roughly proportional to the square of its users.
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Philosophy & Ethics
The Trolley Problem
A thought experiment that exposes the hidden contradictions in how we make moral decisions by asking whether you'd kill one person to save five.
Philosophy & Ethics
Hanlon's Razor
Hanlon's Razor suggests that when someone does something harmful, incompetence is usually a more likely explanation than deliberate malice.
Psychology & Behavior
Moral Licensing
Moral licensing is the psychological phenomenon where past good deeds make us feel entitled to act less ethically later.
Health & Medicine
Allostatic Load
Allostatic load is the cumulative biological wear and tear that results from chronic stress and your body's repeated attempts to adapt to it.
Business & Strategy
Parkinson's Law
Work expands to fill the time available for its completion, meaning tasks take as long as the deadline allows.
Culture & Society
The Overton Window
The Overton Window describes the narrow range of political ideas that are considered acceptable for mainstream discussion at any given time.
Psychology & Behavior
Broken Windows Theory
Broken Windows Theory suggests that visible signs of disorder and neglect encourage more serious criminal behavior.
Philosophy & Ethics
Ship of Theseus
The Ship of Theseus asks whether an object remains the same if all its parts are gradually replaced.
Culture & Society
Six Degrees of Separation
Six degrees of separation suggests that any two people on Earth are connected through a chain of no more than six mutual acquaintances.
Culture & Society
The Streisand Effect
The Streisand Effect describes how attempts to suppress or hide information often backfire, drawing far more attention to it than it would have received otherwise.
Culture & Society
Moral Panic
A moral panic occurs when society becomes disproportionately concerned about a perceived threat, often leading to hasty policy changes and scapegoating.