Instantaneous velocity of an object is the velocity of the object at any instant of time or at any point of its path. Instead of looking at how fast something travels on average, it focuses on the exact rate of motion at any given moment. Think of it like glancing at a car’s speedometer—you see …
Affordance is a concept in design that refers to the possible actions or uses that an object or environment offers a user. It is the relationship between an object and the person using it and what the person perceives they can do with the object based on its physical characteristics. In other words, affordance is …
In 1921, a highly acclaimed French mathematician from the little-known town of Saint-Affrique published a series of papers on what he called ‘The Theory of Games’. Using poker as his research subject, Felix Edouard Emile Borel envisioned a systemic framework for playing games that is today commonly known as Game Theory. The two branches of …
In his highly acclaimed book, Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder, Nassim Taleb puts forth the thought of flourishing in chaotic environments. He argues that while resilient beings or systems can withstand chaos, their antifragile counterparts thrive in spite of the chaos. Ideally, this concept denotes that exposure to disorder, shocks, randomness, or volatility allows …
If the pursuit of pleasure is the central motivation for your life then, well, you are a hedonist. This is not just plain pleasure when you are done with whatever you call work but you are the type that seeks pleasure and avoids pain as much as possible even when you are at work. This …