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The Helmholtz–Kohlrausch effect (after Hermann von Helmholtz and V. A. Kohlrausch [1]) is a perceptual phenomenon where some hues, even when of the same lightness, appear to be bolder than others. Each color on top has approximately the same luminance level and yet they do not appear equally bright or dark.
Butterfly effect image. The butterfly effect describes a phenomenon in chaos theory whereby a minor change in circumstances can cause a large change in outcome. The scientific concept is attributed to Edward Lorenz, a mathematician and meteorologist who used the metaphor to describe his research findings related to chaos theory and weather prediction, [1] [2] initially in a 1972 paper titled ...
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“People strategize and plot things out,” said Boilen, a musician himself who co-founded the new-wave band Tiny Desk Unit in 1979. “Sometimes it’s just straight inspiration that makes ...
At the height of the “Barbenheimer” phenomenon, the unexpected portmanteau — a blending of the film titles coined during the lead-up to the mutual release date — inspired a slew of witty ...
On being a 'bystander' to the 'Twilight' pop-culture phenomenon Anna Kendrick as Jessica Stanley in "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn — Part 1." Summit Entertainment
Popular culture (also called pop culture or mass culture) is generally recognized by members of a society as a set of practices, beliefs, artistic output (also known as popular art [cf. pop art] or mass art, sometimes contrasted with fine art) [1] [2] and objects that are dominant or prevalent in a society at a given point in time.
Originally, the jack-in-the-box was made out of wood, but with new technology the toy could be constructed from printed cardboard. [8] Around the 1930s, the jack-in-the-box became a wind-up toy made from tin. Additionally, the tin boxes began to be covered in images from children's nursery rhymes with corresponding tunes. [9]