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  In the near future, advances in genetic analysis will likely allow us to predict our likelihood of developing diseases and provide personalized healthcare.   What genetic analysis can tell us about your future In the near future, genetic analysis will be able to tell you when you will die and what will cause your death in a matter of seconds. Vincent Freeman, a genetically...

By analyzing how concepts like “freedom,” “democracy,” and “peace” have changed and been used over time and in different contexts, Kozelec’s conceptual history helps us better understand political and social phenomena in contemporary societies through past and present conceptual understandings.   When people use concepts like “freedom,”...

In most democracies, the people elect their representatives to govern the country, but there is a classic dilemma of whose will should prevail when lawmakers and the people disagree on a piece of legislation. This issue hinges on the choice between mandatory and liberal delegation, and the key issue is which approach should be adopted to ensure that democracy is true to its original meaning...

Merleau-Ponty criticized empiricism and cognitivism and introduced the concepts of the body and the phenomenological field to explain the process of perception. Instead of seeing perception as mere information processing or mental operations, he understands it as a process of interaction between the body and the world, and describes it as a concrete experience with temporal and spatial dimensions...

The 20th century was a golden age of science, with many inventions making our lives easier. Materials science is the creation of new materials and the study of their properties, enabling innovative inventions and playing an important role in solving environmental problems.   The 20th century was a century of remarkable scientific advancements, and it’s no exaggeration to say that it...

This article draws on the book The Emergence of Altruism to explain altruistic and selfish behavior and to analyze why people choose to act sacrificially through the iteration-reciprocity hypothesis. It also extends the theory by considering other factors of altruistic behavior and the persistence of relationships.   As we go through life, we engage in many different behaviors and see many...

This article examines Popper’s reasons for emphasizing the importance of conjecture in theory formation and how his definition of observation influenced his argument. It analyzes Popper’s distinction between observational inference and direct observation, and examines the implications of theory development through the interplay of the role of observation and speculation.  ...

Walter Benjamin criticized cinema in the 1930s for causing traditional works of art to lose their aura, and it’s a question that remains relevant in the face of modern digital advances.   Today, movies are recognized as the defining artistic genre of our time, with audiences of up to 10 million people per film. However, it’s interesting to note that in the early days of cinema...

  Based on the hypothesis that altruistic behavior is not evolutionarily stable, the kin selection hypothesis explains the reasons for altruistic behavior from a genetic perspective and discusses the complexities and limitations of altruistic behavior using the example of bee society.   Altruistic sacrifice in movies and TV shows In movies and TV shows, we often see people sacrificing...

Frames serve to establish the boundaries of the screen in visual media, and double-framing techniques provide visual emphasis and dimensionality by directing the eye, suggesting a theme, or dictating a framed narrative structure, and modern visual media have modified them to create a variety of effects.   In visual media, such as film and photography, a frame is the boundary that separates...