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This blog post explores the changes future technologies like life extension, artificial intelligence, and the digital divide will bring, along with their resulting social impacts.   Technology and science in future society will advance far beyond our current imagination. Futurist and author of ‘Megatrends,’ John Naisbitt, once said: “Just ten years ago, anyone who suggested we’d have...

In this blog post, we’ll examine how deeply modern society relies on machines and explore together whether living without them is truly possible.   Modern people in the 21st century easily communicate with others via smartphones, handle work on computers, and travel to other places using transportation like cars. And right now, we take all of this for granted as we go about our lives...

This blog post explores the potential of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), an innovative material for tackling energy depletion and environmental challenges.   Humanity achieved an unprecedented, innovative civilization through fossil fuels like oil and coal, driven by the Industrial Revolution spanning the mid-18th to early 19th centuries. This revolution, initiated by the invention of the...

In this blog post, we’ll examine whether Global Gathering Korea can improve audience convenience issues to match its global reputation and explore solutions for the festival’s development.   Long ago, I attended an electronic music festival called Global Gathering Korea (GGK). Global Gathering, which aims to be “the best festival on Earth and in the universe,” is a mega global...

In this blog post, we explore how food and nutrition science influences healthy eating habits and improves quality of life.   Clothing, food, and shelter are the three essential elements indispensable to human life. Among these, clothing protects the body from the external environment, while shelter provides a safe space and rest. However, among these three elements, ‘food’ plays the most...

This blog post examines how the discovery of the self and the concept of moral sense emerged within the flow of Western modern philosophy, and what significance this holds for understanding humanity.   Two crucial variables that characterized Western modern philosophy were, above all, the development of natural science and the discovery of the self. The advancement of natural science played...

This blog post examines how Inductivism and Falsificationism sought to establish scientific knowledge and explores the limitations of these theories.   The philosophy of science has developed by proposing logical procedures through which specific theories become established as knowledge. Inductivism, advocated by figures like Francis Bacon in the 17th century, played a crucial role in...

This blog post explores the background behind picture book illustration evolving beyond simple illustrations into an independent art form, examining the changing expression techniques and meanings throughout this process.   The pictures in picture books are called illustrations to distinguish them from pure painting. The term ‘illustration’ comes from the verb ‘illustrate,’ meaning “to...

This blog post explores how graphene can transform electronics and various future industries, focusing on its structure and properties.   Science Fiction Made Real: The Dream Material “Graphene” Mr. ○○ starts his morning listening to sounds from a thin display. This display informs him of his daily schedule and even today’s weather. He has nothing to worry about on his commute either...

This blog post examines whether abolishing the death penalty, supported by a majority of citizens, is justified from the perspective of deterring heinous crimes.   It is often said that ‘the law is the minimum standard of morality.’ This implies that among countless moral norms, the norms that must be enforced, even through coercive force, are precisely the law—and specifically, criminal law...