In this blog post, we will explain the mechanism of water movement in plants in simple terms using the principles of transpiration, tension, cohesion, and water potential. Generally, the maximum height of a water column that can be created in the atmosphere is about 10 meters. However, some trees on Earth are over 110 meters tall. How can water absorbed by the roots be transported to the...
In this blog post, we will introduce agricultural economics, an interdisciplinary field that connects agriculture and economics, and discuss who is suited to this major. Hello, everyone. I am @@@, and I am majoring in agricultural economics in the Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology. I enrolled in 2020, so it has been quite a while already. However, I still find it...
In this blog post, we will examine the dangers and addictiveness of cannabis and the background behind its legalization in the Netherlands, and discuss the need for debate on this issue in South Korean society. The issue of celebrities smoking cannabis has long been a subject of heated debate in South Korea, sparking public interest in the drug. Due to negative portrayals of cannabis in...
In this blog post, we will discuss how introverts can discover and be recognized for their value in a society where extroversion is considered ideal. Since childhood, I have always been an introverted person, albeit to varying degrees. As a child, I was often described by those around me as a “quiet child” or a “timid child,” and those words were not neutral, but rather mockery, advice...
In this blog post, we examine the impact of legalizing egg trading on the dignity of life and women’s right to self-determination amid stem cell research and growing demand for eggs. With the advancement of science and medicine, we humans have come to expect a future that was unimaginable in the past. It no longer seems impossible to escape the fear of disease and death that we once...
In this blog post, we will examine the issues surrounding abortion from various perspectives, including bioethics, religion, and women’s right to choose. Abortion refers to the act of artificially removing a fetus from the womb before the natural birth process, or killing it inside the womb. There are two types of abortion. The first is a natural abortion, and the second is an...
In this blog post, I reflect on how my father’s big heart, reliability, and spirit of sacrifice have become a model for my life. My ideal person is my father. My father has all the qualities that I value: a big heart, reliability, and a spirit of sacrifice for others. For these reasons, I have always respected my father and look up to him as my role model. My father runs a small...
In this blog post, we will look at the innovations and potential risks that nanotechnology will bring to science, industry, and everyday life, and shed light on its impact on future society. When K. Eric Drexler first popularized the term “nanotechnology” in the 1980s, he proposed ideas for molecular-sized machines, motors a few nanometers wide, robotic arms, and even entire computers...
In this blog post, we will look at how small but powerful nanosatellites have changed space observation and how revolutionary they have been in terms of cost and technology. Humans have always observed their surroundings. From these observations, we have gained new knowledge, which we have used to develop civilization and improve our quality of life. The scope of human observation extends...
In this blog post, we will examine how legal responsibility and ethical judgment work in situations of conflicting duties and emergency evacuation. Two patients with equal chances of survival were brought to a hospital with only one ventilator. One was a woman about to give birth, and the other was her husband. The doctor in charge of their treatment was unable to treat one of them because...