In this blog post, I take an honest look at my desire to linger in memories with friends and the reasons why I hesitate to become an adult.   When I look at the people around me, I can’t help but feel that life these days is like a high-speed train. Just like a video where the rewind button is broken and it can only play in fast forward, life passes by before it has a chance to take on any...

In this blog post, we will examine the limitations of existing criteria for distinguishing science, focusing on the perspectives of Popper and Kuhn, and explore the need for a new approach to define science more accurately.   The question of what criteria distinguish science from non-science—known as the “demarcation problem”—has been a constant source of contemplation for philosophers for...

Science seeks objective truth, but it is sometimes distorted under the influence of politics and economics. Through cases such as the Hwang Woo-suk scandal, this article explores how science is manipulated and what we stand to lose as a result.   The Hwang Woo-suk Scandal and the Political Distortion of Science On February 12, 2004, *Science* magazine announced via an online breaking news...

In this blog post, we will examine how the Scientific Revolution laid the foundation for Western imperialism and led to the oppression of colonial nations.   From the emergence of Homo sapiens tens of thousands of years ago to the present day, humanity has undergone tremendous development. In the early days of humanity, people lived under the daily threat of survival, but through the...

This blog post focuses on explaining the principles, manufacturing methods, advantages and disadvantages, and everyday applications of anti-fingerprint films that utilize the “lotus leaf effect.”   The Lotus Leaf Effect and Its Principles As society continues to evolve, daily life has become so inconvenient without a cell phone. With just a single cell phone, you can contact friends, surf...

In this blog post, I’ll share my thoughts on the play “Waiting for Godot” and my reflections on the themes of waiting, oblivion, life, and death that it explores.   Watching the Play and the Plot Their shabby attire brings to mind a worn-out sponge. A thin, tattered tie hangs pitifully around “Didi’s” neck. The old boots, sagging as if their laces were missing and their tongues sticking out...

In this blog post, we’ll explore whether the phrase “That’s okay”—commonly heard and used in college life—can go beyond being a mere verbal habit to take on addictive qualities, as well as its mechanisms, effects, and ways to cope with it.   Introduction “That happens.” This is probably the phrase I’ve heard most often since starting college. Strangely enough, I started hearing it a lot from...

In this blog post, we will examine the scientific debate over whether life is following a path of “progress” toward increasing complexity, or whether it has simply diversified into various forms while adapting to its environment.   Bernard Werber’s *The Tree* features a short story about how humans might evolve in the future. It imagines a scenario where, in an effort to reduce the time...

In this blog post, we’ll focus on “The Emergence of Multi-Core Processors and Their Challenges: Why Doesn’t 1+1=2 Hold True in Computers?” to naturally summarize the background, main content, and key insights and impressions revealed throughout the text in a single sentence.   The Emergence of Multi-Core Terms like “dual-core” and “quad-core” frequently appear in recent computer...

This blog post focuses on the background of multi-core technology and the thermal and parallelization limitations it faces.   Introduction Terms like “dual-core” and “quad-core” are now ubiquitous in computer advertisements. Collectively, these are referred to as “multi-core,” where “core” refers to the processor that performs the computer’s core functions (computation and control). In the...