In this blog post, we explore whether big data can be the key to technological innovation and social progress, or if it risks becoming a tool for surveillance and control.   In the fairy tale “Hansel and Gretel,” two siblings who lost their way in the forest dropped bread crumbs to mark their path. The siblings intentionally left traces of themselves, but what if something representing us...

In this blog post, we will examine whether it is justified to use cloned humans under the pretext of treating incurable diseases, along with ethical issues and alternatives.   What if one day, someone who looks exactly like you appears in front of you and claims, “You are fake, and I am the real you!”? You may find this idea absurd and laugh it off. However, this story is not entirely absurd...

In this blog post, we consider the ethical issues raised by the advancement of human cloning technology, particularly the criteria for dignity.   On July 5, 1996, Dolly was born. Dolly was the first living being born through somatic cell cloning, a technology that does not require fertilization of sperm and egg. The technology used here is nuclear transfer technology, which involves...

In this blog post, we explore whether the categorization we use in our daily lives is a useful way to understand the world or a cause of prejudice.   In our daily lives, we sometimes refer to different things by the same name. This is because we think they have something in common. For example, even though the dog next door is a Jindo dog and the dog we have at home is a Chihuahua, we call...

In this blog post, we will explore why meditation is not just a simple form of relaxation, but an essential activity for restoring the brain in today’s busy society.   We have all heard our teachers say, “Concentrate!” at least once in our school days. We live in a society where the ability to do as much as possible in a given amount of time is recognized as a skill. We believe that we...

In this blog post, we will look at various perspectives on which type of robot, military or service, will lead the future of the robot industry.   In the movie “Wall-E,” we see various robots. While watching the movie, we see many service robots, including Wall-E, the main character who cleans up trash on the streets. We also see military robots fighting with guns. Currently, robots are only...

In this blog post, we will look at the scientific principles behind lasers and how they have brought about innovation in our daily lives in areas such as medicine, industry, and communications.   LASER is an acronym for “Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation,” which means “amplifying light by inducing radiation.” Lasers originally referred to the physical phenomenon of...

In this blog post, we will examine the necessity and ethical issues of animal testing, focusing on examples of advances in brain science, and consider the balance between science and life.   Animal testing has been widely used for a long time in various fields, ranging from natural sciences such as medicine, pharmaceuticals, biology, and space science to applied engineering. Animal...

In this blog post, we will examine the ethical issues and scientific limitations of animal testing and introduce various alternative testing methods that can advance science without causing pain to animals.   Animal testing refers to experiments or scientific procedures conducted on laboratory animals for scientific purposes such as education, testing, research, and the production of...

In this blog post, we will look at the history and limitations of animal testing and examine alternative scientific methods to consider whether animal testing is an inevitable choice or a practice that needs improvement.   The debate over the necessity of animal testing April 24 was World Day for End to Animal Testing. On this day, many campaigns were held around the world to criticize the...