In this blog post, we will examine the structure of a society that turns perpetrators of genocide into heroes and the violence of power hidden behind it through the movie The Act of Killing. During the 1965 coup in Indonesia, the military secretly killed over a million communists, intellectuals, and Chinese people under the pretext of “anti-communism.” This tragedy was a state-sponsored...
Portrait of a Lady on Fire: How does the love between two women become a new separation?
In this blog post, we will look at how the love between Marianne and Héloïse in the movie Portrait of a Lady on Fire expands into a new narrative of separation through the myth of Orpheus. Set in late 18th-century France, Portrait of a Lady on Fire is a film about how women discover and defend their independence within the institution of forced marriage. Director Céline Sciamma...
Why is the issue of floor noise not being resolved?
This blog post analyzes why the issue of floor noise is recurring and not being resolved from various perspectives, including legal systems, construction issues, lack of education, and lack of community awareness. A long time ago, on May 17, 2014, an incident occurred in an apartment in Seoul, South Korea, in which a neighbor upstairs was killed after he brandished a weapon at his neighbor...
How do ultra-precision balances measure the mass of microscopic substances using the piezoelectric effect?
In this blog post, we will take a closer look at how ultra-precision balances use the piezoelectric effect to measure the mass of microscopic substances such as gas molecules and DNA. Scales often measure mass by using the principle of the lever or by measuring changes in electrical resistance. So how do ultra-precise scales measure the mass of microscopic substances such as gas molecules...
How does the theory of evolution explain the origin and evolution of species?
In this blog post, we will look at how the theory of evolution explains the origin and evolution of various species through natural selection and genetic variation. The theory of evolution is a theory that explains how all living organisms have changed as a result of evolution and how new species have formed through the factors or structures that affect evolution. The theory of evolution...
Does evolution mean progress, or has Darwin’s theory of evolution been misused?
In this blog post, we will look at how Darwin’s theory of evolution has been misused, starting with the question, “Is evolution progress?” Darwin’s theory of evolution invariably appears as the ideological foundation of imperialism in the late 19th century. Darwin’s concept of “survival of the fittest” justified the domination of the strong over the weak or the powerful...
If not evolution, where did we come from?
In this blog post, we will look at the arguments of creationism that deny the theory of evolution and ask the question of where we came from. In 1859, a book that changed the world was published. British biologist Charles Robert Darwin published “On the Origin of Species,” which explained how various species of organisms came to be, and it sold out on the same day, causing a huge social...
Is fossil energy the driving force behind the development of human civilization or the main culprit of environmental pollution?
In this blog post, we will shed light on the benefits and future challenges of how fossil energy, which has led to the development of human civilization, has caused environmental problems. The use of fire is an essential element in the development of civilization. The development of tools from the Stone Age to the Bronze Age and the Iron Age was made possible by the smelting of metals...
What is the secret to the low-cost, high-efficiency diagnosis of antigen-antibody-based LFIA kits?
In this blog post, we will look at the principles and features of how LFIA kits using antigen-antibody reactions enable fast and accurate diagnosis at low cost. Testing kits are widely used to diagnose health conditions or to investigate bloodstains at crime scenes. Various scientific principles are applied to the production of the kits, and it is required to produce kits that can be...
Is there sufficient scientific evidence for the theory of yin-yang and the five elements and sasang- medicine in Korean medicine?
In this blog post, I will examine whether the core theories of Korean medicine, the theory of yin-yang and the five elements and sasang- medicine, have sufficient scientific evidence from the perspective of Popper’s theory of falsification. When I was young, I wanted to be taller, so I went to a Korean medicine clinic run by a famous Korean medicine doctor on TV for a while. Before...