In this blog post, we’ll demystify the technology behind gapless music streaming and how it works. Learn how buffering and data transfer work together to make your music experience seamless. When you use the internet to watch a movie or listen to a song, you may come across the word “streaming”. What is streaming? Streaming is a process in which a provider sends material and a...
In this blog post, we will analyze the main factors that affect wave speed: amplitude, wavelength, horizontal distance, and depth, and explain their relationship to physical properties. We will derive the speed of travel of a wave through three variables: amplitude, horizontal distance, and wavelength. Before we begin, let’s define the terms. Amplitude, which is wave amplitude in...
In this blog post, we’ll explore the implications of granting citizenship to the AI robot Sophia, as well as the ethical and legal issues that this advancement raises, and how we can respond. In October 2017, a historic event took place in Saudi Arabia, where a robot was granted citizenship for the first time. Her name is Sophia, and she not only has a nearly human-like appearance...
In this blog post, we take an in-depth look at whether healthcare privatization is a threat to public health or a necessary change to improve the quality of healthcare services. On August 12, 2014, the South Korean government announced a plan to promote the service industry at a meeting on trade and investment promotion chaired by the president. The plan was mainly aimed at the healthcare...
In this blog post, we explore why Homo sapiens is changing itself through intelligent design, but is also headed for extinction. “Homo symbius” means symbiotic human, a concept proposed by a South Korean professor as a new image of humanity for the 21st century. The idea is that we, as Homo sapiens, need to live in symbiosis with other species in order to survive as the planet’s...
In this blog post, we’ll explore how traditional Korean music harmonizes while maintaining the independence of each instrument. We’ll explore the structure of traditional ensembles and the characteristics of each instrument. Music is an art that is made with sound as a material, so if the material, sound, is different, the music will be different. The sounds we use in our...
In this blog post, we explore the nature and concept of art, looking at different art forms. It provides an interesting perspective to help you gain a deeper understanding of what art is. When asked what art is, we might say something like Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa or Beethoven’s symphony or ballet Swan Lake. And we wouldn’t be wrong. But what would the answer be if...
In this blog post, we explore whether hyperloops could be the start of a fifth-generation transportation revolution. Let’s explore the principles and challenges of this ultra-fast transportation technology. We live in an era where fictional technologies we’ve seen in movies are becoming increasingly real. It’s not uncommon anymore to see futuristic technologies from the...
In this blog post, we explore the question of whether medicine is a mere healing art or a product of philosophical wisdom that seeks to harmonize nature and humans. Aristotle viewed medicine as an exemplary practice that translated practical skills and knowledge into the realm of true science. The knowledge of physicians is fundamentally different from that of specialists in a particular...
This blog post explores how modern freedom leads to new bondage and a loss of self. It explores the nature of freedom and human psychological responses to it, exploring the possibility of self-actualization. In the modern era, humans have become aware of concepts such as ‘individuality’ and ‘freedom’, freeing themselves from bondages such as hierarchy. These changes...