This blog post discusses why, even amidst life’s trials, we can discover ourselves and move toward our dreams through a bucket list. Everyone faces trials in life. Whatever form they take, they are likely a significant source of worry for each individual. Some suffer due to health issues, while others struggle with relationships or career problems. I too had experiences that are now...
This blog post explores whether modern life sciences can be sufficiently explained through the philosophy of science of Karl Popper and Thomas Kuhn, or if a new philosophical perspective is needed. When naming the two figures who shaped philosophy of science as a contemporary discipline, Karl Popper and Thomas Kuhn undoubtedly come to mind. While they held significantly different views on...
This blog post reflects on the humanity we are losing in modern society and explores paths to recover true humanity. Human history is rich with great thinkers. They transcend their times and societies to explore the essence of humanity, illuminating real-world problems from new perspectives and offering wisdom to future generations. Among them are philosophers, politicians, and literary...
This blog post examines whether an easier college entrance exam can actually curb the private education frenzy, evaluating its effectiveness based on various statistics and logic. In Korea, the College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT), held every November, is a topic of conversation for many people, even those not directly taking the exam. It’s said that even planes can’t fly on...
This blog post analyzes whether South Korea’s Obscene Material Possession Bill for preventing child and youth sexual crimes is truly an effective countermeasure or a bill riddled with logical fallacies and contradictions. In South Korea, issues surrounding child and youth sexual assault, including child rape cases, have emerged as major social concerns. A common thread in these cases...
This blog post examines how new social movements and old social movements have coexisted and developed within the historical context of Korean society, reflecting on whether Western theories can fully account for this phenomenon. Social movements are no longer viewed as pathological phenomena causing conflict outside existing social institutions. Rather, they are recognized as normal and...
This blog post examines methods for traditional and foreign cultures to coexist harmoniously in modern society, where mixed cultures are spreading, and explores ways to maintain identity and suitability. Transitional mixed cultures face at least three new crises. These three crises are: first, a crisis of appropriateness; second, a crisis of identity; and third, a crisis of integration...
This blog post explores whether iris recognition technology can become the best security system for protecting privacy in the 21st century. The 21st century is, above all, an era that prioritizes privacy. As the information society advances, protecting personal privacy has become a more critical issue than ever before. In the past, protecting important personal information was often...
In this blog post, we will explore why we live and what allows us to feel the meaning and aliveness of life, through the lens of fear of death and humanistic questions. Since childhood, I’ve had a strong fear of death. That said, it didn’t profoundly impact my life enough to lead me down a path of spiritual practice like the Buddha; it was more of the vague dread about death...
In this blog post, we explore how shape-memory materials—once the stuff of sci-fi movies—are being utilized in the real world. Let’s examine the innovations these transformative materials will bring! In the movie TERMINATOR 2, the Terminator T-1000 freely changes its body shape to hunt down the protagonist, John Connor. The T-1000, which adapts its form to the situation and quickly...