In this blog post, we’ll take a look at how Korean immigrants have achieved economic independence in the U.S. through self-employment since the late 1960s, and the challenges they faced along the way. Korean immigration to the United States began in earnest in the late 1960s. Today, Korean-Americans work in a variety of occupations and make up a significant and influential immigrant...
In this blog post, we explore the potential for gene therapy to fundamentally cure genetic diseases and how it works. Let’s take a look at the hope that advances in science have created. The ultimate goal of geneticists is to replace a defective gene with a normal gene. Treating genetic diseases at the most basic, intracellular level is called ‘gene therapy’. Gene therapy...
In this blog post, we’ll take a look at what plant desensitization is and how it affects ecosystems and competition between plants. Animals are constantly competing for reproduction and survival. Grasses and trees are no different from animals. In order to survive, plants secrete certain chemicals from their roots, leaves, and stems that inhibit the development, growth, and...
In this blog post, we’ll explore how we can preserve our humanity in a society dominated by money. We consider what we shouldn’t lose in the logic of the market. “There are areas that should be protected from money,” says Michael Sendel, author of the book What is Justice. He worries that market values, such as money, can be somewhat dangerous when they try to take over not...
In this blog post, we explore the possibilities of how smart textile technology is revolutionizing color in fashion and other industries. What color clothes do you buy? We’ve all asked ourselves this question at one point or another while standing in front of a rack of clothes. While it may seem like just one of life’s minor concerns to an individual, the fashion industry has...
In this blog post, we take a look at how MEMS technology is changing our daily lives, its impact and future possibilities. Mechanical engineering has had a profound impact on human life. From the cars, bridges, and smartphones we use every day to the airplanes that allow us to travel abroad, mechanical engineering has been applied to a wide variety of products to make our lives easier...
In this blog post, we’ll explore how Anselmus reconciles faith and reason, and how he attempts to prove the existence of God with his ontological proof of God. Anselm’s Reason: The relationship between faith and reason Anselmus is often referred to as the father of Scholastic philosophy. However, Anselmus’ ideas are also controversial because he attempted to validate...
In this blog post, we’ll take a look at when agreements became legally enforceable, how they evolved throughout history, and the economic and social factors that led to this change. Today, we tend to think that when people reach an agreement in a legal matter, the parties are bound by the terms of the agreement, and that if the agreement is not honored, they can of course go to court...
This blog post explores the arguments for and against physician-assisted dying, human freedom and human rights, and the extent to which the right to choose should be guaranteed. “I have the right to destroy myself.” So said the famous French novelist François Sagan. The idea is that as long as you don’t harm anyone else, it’s your freedom to destroy yourself, even to the point...
In this blog post, we’ll explore the transformative potential of gene-scissor technology, the safety and ethical issues it raises, and discuss ways to address them. In the modern world, technological developments are happening very quickly. For example, our cell phones were only used for calling and texting just a few decades ago, but with the development of the internet and...