In this blog post, we will look at the background behind modern media’s focus on food and cooking, and how the media deals with the sense of “taste” to communicate with the public.   Turn on your television right now. As you flip through the channels, you may come across a program where a famous restaurant owner is teaching cooking. Or you may come across a program where talented chefs...

In this blog post, we will focus on why reducing and decommissioning existing nuclear power plants is a more realistic and safer option than building new ones, the dangers of radiation, the development of alternative energy sources, and the need to improve energy consumption patterns.   Human civilization developed rapidly in the 20th century. Maintaining this advanced civilization required...

In this blog post, we will look at the necessity of correct behavior and its impact on individuals and society through the issue of free riding in group activities.   High school and college are very different in many ways. You have to make your own schedule and move to a different classroom for each class. In addition to these external differences, there are also many differences within the...

In this blog post, we will examine the reasons and background behind why we naturally accept omissions and exaggerations in movies.   When we watch a movie, we don’t question why a character gets into a car and then gets out at their destination in the very next scene. We also don’t question why he happens to find a parking spot in a crowded city center so easily. In reality, no...

In this blog post, we will take a look at the psychology behind our hesitation and indecision when faced with numerous choices, as well as the fears and anxieties hidden within.   Since I was a child, I have enjoyed thinking deeply. That is why I like walking while looking at the ground. The long road is the road of my thoughts. The longer the road, the deeper my thoughts become. However, I...

In this blog post, we will examine the background behind our belief in science as absolute truth and its limitations through the history of science and examples of quantum mechanics.   Humankind has long strived to explain the phenomena around us. Before modern times, we mainly relied on God, but since the modern scientific revolution, we have begun to explain things based on the laws of...

In this blog post, we will examine the essence and social role of art, focusing on Adorno’s concepts of “identity” and “difference,” and why he criticized popular art as a commodity for consumption in capitalist society.   Adorno pointed out that popular art mass-produced by the culture industry has not only lost its essence as art by becoming a commodity for profit maximization, but...

In this blog post, we will examine why renewable energy is gaining attention amid fossil fuel depletion and environmental issues, and explore its potential.   The two oil crises of 1974 and 1978 confirmed the global influence of oil-producing countries and made people realize how dependent we are on fossil fuels. The non-oil-producing countries that suffered huge economic losses as a result...

In this blog post, we will look at why people are swayed by small rewards in the present and give up larger rewards in the future, based on an experiment by behavioral economist Thaler.   Behavioral economist Thaler’s experiment clearly shows how human choices change over time. If you were given an apple, would you prefer to receive one apple a year from now or two apples the next day...

In this blog post, we will look at how spectroscopic analysis was born and why it became a turning point that changed the course of scientific history, from material analysis to astronomical research.   In the mid-19th century, chemist Robert Bunsen was conducting research on the unique flame colors of substances that appear in flame reactions. He devised an improved burner that removed the...