In this blog post, I’ll share my experiences traveling through Chennai and Kochi, as well as the stories of the people I met there.   Young children feel anxious when their mothers aren’t around, and eventually, that anxiety overwhelms them, causing them to burst into tears. For a child—or anyone, really—there is always something essential, something like a mother, that we simply cannot live...

In this blog post, we will examine the principles of 3D printing, its applications (in fields such as medicine and architecture), potential risks, and industrial implications, using the disguise scene from the movie ‘Mission: Impossible III’ as a starting point.   The Movie Scene and the Reality of 3D Printing Released in 2006, the Tom Cruise-starring film ‘Mission: Impossible III’ gained...

In this blog post, we’ll take a brief look at how Apple’s “Face ID” works, its pros and cons, and some real-world applications. Smartphones are widely used in various aspects of our lives thanks to their innovative features and excellent usability. As smartphone penetration rates have risen and their scope of use has expanded, more personal information has been stored on them, making...

In this blog post, we explore whether the connectome—the network of neural connections within the brain—can help unlock the secrets of the human mind, memory, and personality.   Ever since humanity became aware of the existence of the mind, we have ceaselessly sought to understand it. This quest evolved into the academic discipline of philosophy of mind (or philosophy of the mind), which has...

In this blog post, we examine whether antidepressants are truly effective or merely placebos, based on various research findings. We also consider their side effects and the need for regulation.   In April 2008, doubts were raised at a conference of the European Psychiatric Association regarding the efficacy of currently available antidepressants. Since antidepressants had occupied a corner...

In this blog post, we examine the structural background of how the executive branch evolved into a key institution representing diverse interests amid the rise of labor parties and the spread of social solidarity.   The fact that labor parties entered parliament and gained influence shortly after the establishment of the Third Republic (1875–1940) is a fascinating subject of study in French...

In this blog post, we will explore the potential and future prospects of solar cell technology as a solution to the problem of fossil fuel depletion.   Globally, most energy demand relies on fossil fuels such as oil, coal, and natural gas. Fossil fuels are energy resources formed when the remains of organisms that lived on Earth millions of years ago decomposed and were deposited under...

In this blog post, we examine whether modern society can overcome the legacy of past totalitarianism and forge a path toward the future.   When referring to the “modern era” as a historical period, it generally denotes the time spanning from the outbreak of World War I and the 1917 Russian Revolution to the present day. The trends of social change during this period and the major events that...

In this blog post, we explore various perspectives on whether global warming is a crisis caused by human activity or simply part of natural climate change.   According to the dictionary definition, global warming refers to the phenomenon of rising average temperatures on the Earth’s surface. Although warming phenomena have been observed several times since the Earth’s formation, the global...

In this blog post, we will focus on “The 21st-Century Energy Revolution Driven by the Shale Gas Boom and an Analysis of Its Impact on Korea.”   What Is Shale Gas? Shale gas is natural gas found within shale layers. While conventional natural gas migrates to the surface and accumulates in specific locations after formation, shale gas is trapped within the shale layers, blocked by impermeable...