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In this blog post, we take an in-depth look at whether nuclear power plants are a safe choice, examining their structure and the role of water in areas prone to earthquakes.   On March 11, 2011, a tsunami near Fukushima sent shockwaves around the world. There was a nuclear power plant consisting of six reactors in the area, and the tsunami caused the Fukushima nuclear accident. This accident...

In this blog post, we will examine how normal science and anomalous phenomena can be applied to social change and political participation based on Thomas Kuhn’s theory of scientific revolution.   A society is made up of its members. Members of society have the right to participate in various decisions made by society. However, sometimes the demands for change made by members of society...

In this blog post, we will examine whether the gap in reading ability can really be explained by the Matthew effect, along with various other factors.   Reading requires reading skills such as letter recognition, summarization, and inference, as well as vocabulary and interest or motivation. In order to develop reading skills, it is necessary to have these elements in place. These elements...

In this blog post, we will explore the ethical controversies and medical possibilities of human cloning technology and seek alternative approaches.   Introduction When they hear the term “human cloning,” some people immediately feel repulsed. This is because it is difficult to accept, from a religious or ethical standpoint, that humans would artificially create other humans for any purpose...

In this blog post, we will examine whether the commercialization of human genetic engineering truly represents progress for humanity, and consider the ethical and social issues behind it.   In the near future, will we be able to determine things such as skin color, hair color, eye color, height, face shape, and body type from the moment we are born? In the 1997 movie Gattaca, all of this is...

This blog post takes a balanced look at the medical hopes that human genetic engineering technology can bring, as well as the ethical controversies and unpredictable risks.   If I marry the person I love and have children, will I have a son who looks like Leonardo DiCaprio and a daughter who looks like Emma Watson? I thought that unless a tiny amount of my good-looking genes were passed on...

In this blog post, we will reconsider the meaning of altruistic behavior through the perspectives of “birds of a feather flock together” and evolutionary theory to see if it really only brings losses.   It is difficult to divide people into two categories based on a single criterion, but if we use their attitude toward cooperation as a criterion, we can divide them into cooperative and...

In this blog post, we will look at the advances in artificial intelligence revealed through the match between Lee Se-dol and AlphaGo, and what it means for human intelligence and the future of society.   In March 2016, the match between Lee Se-dol 9th Dan and AlphaGo ended with AlphaGo winning 4 games and Lee losing 1. Before the match began, the majority of the public believed that we still...

In this blog post, we will examine why altruistic behavior occurs from the perspective of selfish genes and how it has been sustained in human society.   I would like to take a look at the Korean drama Reply 1988, which kept me awake every night with excitement. This drama warmly depicts Korean society in the late 1980s and the relationships between families and neighbors, resonating with...

In this blog post, we will examine the essence of philosophy through how philosophers from Plato to Adorno have understood and explored truth.   Why philosophy still? What is truth? The question of truth is a fundamental question of humanity and, therefore, a fundamental question of philosophy. In a sense, the very reason for the existence of philosophy lies in the question of truth. The...