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In this blog post, we take a balanced look at the positive impact of the Ice Bucket Challenge, as well as its limitations and the controversy surrounding its authenticity.   Do you remember the Ice Bucket Challenge that went viral in the summer of 2014? The Ice Bucket Challenge was a relay donation campaign to raise awareness of ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis), a rare disease, and to...

In this blog post, we will examine how Ananke, the goddess of fate in ancient Greek mythology, expanded into the concepts of mechanism and teleology in the development of philosophy.   In ancient Greek mythology, Ananke is a goddess who symbolises inevitable fate and necessity. At a time when the mythological imagination dominated the way people viewed the world, Ananke had the meaning of...

In this blog post, we will analyse the causes of sinkholes from a geological perspective and examine whether they are natural disasters or man-made disasters.   One of the unfamiliar terms that has been appearing frequently in the news lately is ‘sinkhole.’ A sinkhole is a phenomenon in which the ground collapses due to a change in the state of the earth’s crust, weakening the force...

In this blog post, we will explore how deep-sea sediments can provide scientific clues about past marine environments and climate change.   Among the various sediments found on the deep seabed, those created by the skeletons and fragments of organisms are called biogenic sediments. The most common biogenic sediment on the deep seabed is ooze. It is mainly formed by the shells and skeletons...

In this blog post, we will explore the physiological mechanism by which newborns utilise brown adipose tissue to maintain their body temperature, as well as its medical potential.   When adults feel cold, they generate heat through actions such as shivering to maintain their body temperature. This is a natural response of the body. When the external temperature drops, the nervous system...

In this blog post, we will take a closer look at how visual information received through the eyes is processed in the brain and how we perceive the world.   We can obtain external information about objects within the range of our eyes, such as their colour, texture, thickness, and size. By recognising the objective and external characteristics of the objects around us, we obtain clues that...

In this blog post, we look at how advances in sports technology have affected performance and fairness, using the example of high-tech swimsuits.   In 2008, when the swimwear company Speedo developed and unveiled a swimsuit using cutting-edge materials and technology called ‘Laser Racer,’ the term ‘technological doping’ began to be used in the swimming world. Of the 25 world records set at...

In this blog post, we will introduce the principles and various techniques used by smartphones to accurately measure location indoors and outdoors using GPS and beacons.   Smartphones use various location measurement technologies to measure their location in various terrain environments. There are two types of location: absolute location and relative location. Absolute location is a location...

In this blog post, we will look at the changes smartphones have brought to our lives and the hidden problems of addiction, especially their impact on children and adolescents.   Smartphones become part of everyday life The world is changing rapidly in the wake of the information revolution. These changes are clearly evident in the field of mobile communications. In the early 1990s, pagers...

In this blog post, we will look at how smart grids can solve the problem of blackouts caused by power storage limitations and frequency mismatches.   On September 15, 2011, a large-scale power outage occurred suddenly in Gangnam-gu and Yeouido in Seoul, South Korea, as well as in Gangwon and Chungcheong provinces. This was the first time such a simultaneous power outage had occurred in South...