In this blog post, we’ll explore whether rating systems are the best way to fairly assess skill, or whether they reveal the limitations of quantification.   Skill is the ability to do something. This “something” can be anything from studying, competitions, board games, online games, and more. People often say they are “good” at something because they see people who are better than them...

In this blog post, we’ll take a closer look at how and why ultrasound diagnostics are becoming more widely utilized in the medical field as a safe and precise alternative to the limitations of X-rays.   Until the discovery of X-rays in 1895, no one thought it would be possible to see inside the human body without a knife. Computed tomography (CT), a modification of x-ray machines that...

In this blog post, we explore how life survives in the extreme environments of the deep ocean floor and the role of chemosynthetic bacteria in hydrothermal vent ecosystems.   The average depth of the world’s oceans is nearly 4,000 meters, representing the vast depths of the ocean, which covers about 71% of the Earth’s surface. In these deep waters, there are large areas where...

In this blog post, we’ll explore the independence of human intelligence and language ability through the example of an aphasic person.   A 13-year-old boy with an IQ of less than 70 can’t button his own clothes or cut his own nails, but he speaks more than 20 foreign languages, including French, Italian, Spanish, Greek, and Turkish, and can easily translate texts written in these...

In this blog post, we’ll take a look at why FIFA is hesitant to implement a six-referee system to prevent foul play at the World Cup. We’ll analyze the benefits and limitations of the six-referee system, as well as FIFA’s concerns.   On November 18, 2009, the final qualifying match for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa was played between France and Ireland in Paris, France...

In this blog post, you’ll learn how animals balance oxygen and carbon dioxide through respiration. We’ll look at how the process works and why it’s important for life.   What are the characteristics of life that are common to all animals? One of them is the fact that they breathe. Breathing is an essential activity for each of an animal’s organs to function properly...

In this blog post, we explore the impact that advances in biotechnology will have on the future of humanity, and how we will change and evolve as a result. What direction is humanity headed?   Humanity has gradually evolved into a more advanced form, starting with Australopithecus about 4 million years ago. During this time, the Earth’s environment has been constantly changing, and as...

In this blog post, we’ll explore the influence of humanism on the formation of personal values and how social ideologies and personal choices interact.   Whereas in the past, humans found all meaning in God, since the modern era, humans have begun to deny God with the development of science. As science became the primary tool for explaining the world, belief in God gradually faded, and...

In this blog post, we’ll explore how the foodservice industry plays an important role in shaping a sustainable food culture that goes beyond just serving meals.   What is one activity that you typically don’t go a day without? The answer to that question is probably eating, or eating well. Whereas in the past, eating was almost exclusively a domestic activity, in the modern era...

In this blog post, we’ll discuss why selfish organisms sometimes choose altruistic behavior and the recurrent reciprocity hypothesis that explains it.   The cuckoo, famous for its clockwork call to tell time, is also known for laying eggs in the nests of other birds of its species, such as buntings and warblers, when it’s time to raise their young. Cuckoos are well known for...