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In this blog post, we will look at whether human personality and behavior are determined by heredity or by the environment from a scientific perspective.   Edison’s saying, “Genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration,” is a very famous aphorism. In fact, Edison is said to have said this to emphasize the importance of 1% inspiration, but many people take it to mean that hard work is...

In this blog post, we will imagine how our daily lives would have been different if cars had not been invented.   Have you ever imagined riding a horse to work, walking to meet friends, and traveling by carriage? This would be an unfamiliar scene for us living in a city where there are more cars than trees. However, the truth is that the automobile only appeared in the world just over 120...

In this blog post, we will look at whether artificial intelligence can replace the role of a doctor and how the role of a doctor will change in the future.   In 2016, the world once again expressed awe at the capabilities of artificial intelligence. In the world’s most difficult board game, Go, an AI beat the world’s No. 1 Go champion, Lee Sedol. AI had already defeated humans in...

In this blog post, we will consider how we should respond if criminal potential can be predicted through criminal genes and cranial nerve tests.   How would you feel if you were told that you would commit murder in the future through a brain nerve test, even though you were living an ordinary life like everyone else? Many people would be shocked and would argue that they would never do that...

In this blog post, I will look back at the reality of South Korea, which has no Nobel Prize in Science winners, and look at the problems and alternatives in basic science through a comparison with Japan.   On October 7-14, 2024, the Nobel Prize winners were announced in Sweden. Contrary to expectations, there were no Korean Nobel Prize winners. This reality, which repeats every year, now...

In this blog post, we will look at how the concept of paradigm shift in The Structure of Scientific Revolutions can affect the development and future of the semiconductor industry.   The semiconductor industry from the perspective of The Structure of Scientific Revolutions From the birth of the first human being to the present, humanity has developed at a rapid pace. The driving force behind...

In this blog post, I will analyze from various angles whether it is possible to convert to a voluntary military service system in the current reality of South Korea.   Proponents of a volunteer military often cite examples from countries like the United States and Japan to highlight the efficiency of their volunteer militaries. However, the security situation in these countries is...

In this blog post, we will look at the reasons why the Wi-Fi in the Seoul subway is so slow and ways to improve it.   The number of passengers on the Seoul subway per day is about 4.18 million. Even if we do a simple calculation, about 40% of the population of Seoul takes the subway every day, so it can be said to be a truly public transportation system. The subway is not just a means of...

In this blog post, we will look at the true meaning of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, which is called “shoveling,” and its academic value of connecting people.   “Shoveling” as a “bridge” for people The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Seoul National University is one of the departments that has made significant contributions to the infrastructure...

In this blog post, we will examine whether rapid economic growth has truly brought happiness to Koreans.   In the mid-18th century, the Industrial Revolution began in the British Isles, a small island nation in Europe. This revolution gradually spread across the world, and in the following 300 years, humanity experienced rapid changes that had never been seen before. The introduction of...