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How the Department of Materials Engineering is transforming human life and becoming an integral part of future industries!

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Materials engineering is the study of all materials used by humans, understanding their electromagnetic and thermal properties and applying them in real life. Through its applications in various industries and creative innovations, materials engineering plays a key role in the development of future industries.   When you enter college and meet people around you, you will always be asked what...

How will a ubiquitous society revolutionize our daily lives, while also raising social and ethical challenges?

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The ubiquitous society will revolutionize our daily lives, with advances in artificial intelligence and advanced technology providing us with the ability to utilize computer resources anytime, anywhere. However, these changes may bring with them new social and ethical challenges, such as the digital divide, privacy and security issues, which require comprehensive preparation.   A world that...

Nietzsche’s Typewriter and Our Google, How do tools affect human thought and expression?

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In 1882, Nietzsche began using a typewriter due to vision problems and experienced a stylistic shift and change in his thinking. This is similar to the impact Google has on our critical thinking skills today. Our thinking and expression is deeply influenced by our tools and environment, which emphasizes the need to maintain critical thinking.   “You’re right, the tools we use to...

Does technology change society or does society drive technology? (Technological determinism and social constructionism)

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Alvin Toffler’s technological determinism argues that technology drives social change, citing examples such as the printing press and the Industrial Revolution. Social constructionism, on the other hand, argues that social needs and consensus drive technological progress, citing the nuclear weapons and space race as examples. Both theories interact and have important implications for how...

How are Google Maps, deep learning technology, and advances in facial recognition algorithms impacting our daily lives and industries?

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Google Maps provides a street-by-street view of the world based on satellite imagery, and uses facial recognition algorithms to process the mosaic. These algorithms, which utilize deep learning, play an important role in a variety of fields, including healthcare, self-driving cars, and smart grid systems, and are combined with numerical analysis techniques to increase efficiency and accuracy...

How are social networks having an enormous impact across modern society?

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Social media has evolved from the early days of internet chat and blogging to today’s platforms like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and more. They have had a tremendous impact on politics, economics, society, and culture by allowing users to communicate in real time, share information, and build communities. However, they also have negative effects, such as the exposure of personal...

Why is a patent attorney’s civil court representation essential to protecting intellectual property rights?

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The 2018 patent dispute verdict between Samsung and Apple and the case between Kolon and DuPont show the importance of intellectual property disputes. However, the right to represent patent attorneys in civil court is not recognized in Korea, and there is a need to recognize this right to protect corporate interests and expedite litigation.   In June 2018, a judgment was issued regarding the...

How did readers change from passive receivers of meaning to active constructors of meaning?

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Reader-centered reading instructional theory defines readers as active beings who use their experiences and knowledge to interact with text and construct meaning. This theory emphasizes that readers improve their reading skills by using their background knowledge to make predictions before reading, comprehending the text while reading, and reconstructing information after reading.   Prior to...

How can legal systems achieve social efficiency and fairness at the same time?

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Efficiency means increasing the welfare of society as a whole, and legal systems are shaped by this. For example, prohibiting theft, enforcing bankruptcy laws, intellectual property rights, and environmental protection laws encourage creativity and promote long-term well-being. Laws should balance fairness and efficiency through social consensus, taking into account economic, social, and...

How do logical positivism and critical rationalism differ in the formation and validation of scientific theories?

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Logical positivism argues that universal statements are established through the accumulation of single-entity statements through objective observation, but this has been criticized because it cannot guarantee future truth. Critical rationalism, on the other hand, argues that propositions are formed in relation to existing theories, and that hypotheses must be verified through disprovability...

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