Nuclear fusion energy is a reaction in which hydrogen atoms fuse at high temperatures and pressures to become helium, releasing enormous amounts of energy in the process, and it is attracting attention as a clean energy source that can solve global warming and energy shortages. There are magnetic confinement and inertial confinement methods, and scientists are currently overcoming many challenges...

Cancer is no longer the tragic disease it once was, but a common disease that can strike anyone. Advances in anti-cancer drugs are rapid, and treatments are being developed that effectively inhibit cancer cells with fewer side effects on normal cells, making cancer a manageable disease that is no longer fatal.   “It’s cancer.” The heroine has leukemia. The heroine thinks. “Why me?” But...

Global warming has accelerated since the industrial revolution due to the rapid increase in greenhouse gas emissions, which is causing natural disasters and ecosystem changes that are having a major impact on society and the economy. The international community is making various efforts to combat this, but it requires the active participation of citizens around the world.   Global warming...

Privacy is a critical issue in the information age, and while technologies like berry chips can provide convenience, they also pose a significant risk of data leakage and invasion of privacy. Adopting these technologies needs to be carefully considered, and without solid security measures, they can cause great harm.   In the information age, personal information is extremely important. The...

This article discusses whether a brain-dead pregnant woman should be forced to be used as an incubator for the life of her unborn child, and how the issues of dignity and abortion should be viewed in this situation.   Many years ago, when I was in college, I took a course called Bioethics. The course aimed to address a number of bioethical issues that arise in contemporary society, including...

There is a long-standing debate over whether human behavior and personality are determined by genes or shaped by environment and education. Recent research is leading to the conclusion that genes and environment interact to shape human life.   For hundreds of years, people in both the East and West have debated whether humans are determined by nature, or genes, or whether they are shaped by...

As a possibility for the extinction of the human species, scientists are raising the possibility of genetic manipulation and the creation of a new species through human-machine combinations. This doesn’t mean the end of humanity, but rather a modified form of survival, and it raises deep questions about human identity.   If the current human species were to become extinct, what would...

In 1900, Max Planck marked the beginning of quantum physics with his black-body radiation theory in an era dominated by Newtonian physics. Einstein broke the limits of classical physics by proving the particle nature of light through the photoelectric effect. This marked an important turning point in the birth and development of quantum mechanics.   In 1900, Max Planck proposed a theory that...

The two postulates of classical mechanics are taken for granted in everyday life, but quantum mechanics predicts mysterious phenomena that go beyond them. These phenomena cannot be explained by classical mechanics, and it is possible that future science will solve this problem.   Classical mechanics is the fundamental theory that physicists used to describe the world until the early 20th...

Like John Cage’s 1952 experimental lecture, Happenings blur the boundaries between art and everyday life, actively engaging the audience in the artistic process and showing that life itself can be art. Happenings challenge fixed notions of art and open up new artistic horizons through the experience and feeling of the moment.   One day in 1952, the contemporary composer John Cage gave...