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Starting with an episode of the American TV series Forbidden Science, we discuss the possibility of AI being able to communicate and make love in a similar way to humans, the scientific approach, and the quantification of emotions.   In the American drama series ‘Forbidden Science,’ there is a rather special episode about robots. The show is dominated by sci-fi and erotic scenes...

This article introduces how to layer clothing effectively by utilizing the scientific principles of clothing to beat the cold in winter, and explains the concepts of clothing climate and warmth.   Every winter in Korea, we pull out our padded jumpers, coats, and other heavy coats that have been sitting in the back of our closets for half the year. At this time of year, many people start...

Forensic engineering is a discipline that uses engineering analysis to determine the cause of events and contributes to the legal process, performing important functions such as applying penalties, preventing accidents, and resolving civil disputes.   The term “forensic engineering” is probably unfamiliar to many people. It may seem like an awkward combination of two unlikely...

We’ll explain the history and basic principles of railguns, covering the differences between sci-fi movies and real-life railguns, how the technology has evolved, and explore their current practicality.   A giant, monstrous robot made up of several cars climbs a pyramid. American soldiers at sea in the distance watch and fire a giant laser cannon-like weapon from their ship. Soon...

Organisms have evolved by adapting to their environment, and the theory of evolution was developed based on Darwin’s natural selection and Mendel’s genetics. In this process, evolution is the interaction of a population of organisms with their environment, where heritable traits are selected, and random variation occurs due to gene drift. Modern evolutionary theory integrates these...

Games like Minecraft and advances in BIM technology have given people the joy of creating and managing new worlds at their fingertips, and have revolutionized the way we manage the lifetime of a building by bringing together the past, present, and future of the building industry into one program.   The game Minecraft became popular because it allowed users to do whatever they wanted in a...

In a future society where customized humans are commonplace, Kataka tells the story of a natural human protagonist who fights against unequal treatment to fulfill his dream of becoming an astronaut, and examines social inequality based on genetic information and the possibility of introducing customized humans.   Kataka is a movie about ‘customized humans’. It tells the story of...

This article explains the difference between a nuclear explosion and nuclear power generation, emphasizes that it is essentially impossible for a nuclear explosion to occur at a nuclear power plant, and dispels misconceptions about the safety of nuclear power generation.   It’s been 13 years since the Fukushima nuclear power plant disaster. Despite this, we still hear a lot about it in...

The digital revolution is transforming the world through exponential growth, digitization, and recombinant innovation, fueling skill-biased technological change that is creating both economic abundance and disparity.   Since the time we can be called human, we have gone through several “revolutions” to reach modern times. These include the Neolithic Revolution, which...

Focusing on the debate between Bohr and Einstein at the Solvay Conference in 1927, this course analyzes Popper’s and Kuhn’s philosophies of science and sheds new light on the distinction between narrow and broad scientific activity.   In 1927, the Fifth Solvay Conference, held in the Belgian capital of Brussels, took place over several days in a debate that would go down in...