In this blog post, we’ll explore the formation mechanisms of the contrails frequently observed at Seoul National University’s Gwanak Campus and examine the physical principles behind the various types of clouds that appear around airplanes. How Are Airplane Clouds Formed? These days, if you look up at the sky over Seoul National University’s Gwanak Campus, you’ll often see unusual clouds...
In this blog post, we’ll examine various studies and case studies to explore whether the emergence of a criminal stems from genetic factors, environmental influences, or a combination of both. Everyone eventually faces death. However, some are murdered. Murder cases are a topic that easily captures viewers’ attention on the news. Even if the story is about someone with whom we have no...
In this blog post, we’ll examine whether crime stems from an individual’s innate disposition or from environmental factors, drawing on various case studies and modern criminological research. Most of us have probably heard the story of Jean Valjean, the protagonist of ‘Les Misérables’, at least once during our childhood. Starving and unable to afford bread due to his poverty...
In this blog post, we’ll examine the relationship between criminal tendencies, genetic factors, brain structure, and environmental factors from the perspective of neurocriminology. On September 13, 1848, a large-scale rock blasting operation was underway in the Green Mountains of Vermont. Phineas Gage, the foreman, was tasked with loading explosives into holes drilled into the rock. At the...
In this blog post, we explore how aesthetic indifference and art transform human experience. Together, we’ll reflect on the impact art has on our lives within social and ethical contexts. Imagine a single white rose before us. Although it is a single, identical object, the ways we perceive it vary widely. It might be seen as a commodity designed to generate profit, or as a subject of...
In this blog post, we’ll explore the scientific principles behind water droplets rolling off lotus leaves and how nanotechnology—which mimics this phenomenon—is being applied in various industries and everyday life. Everyone has probably had at least one experience where their clothes got completely soaked during a sudden downpour, leaving them in a bind. In such situations, it would have...
In this blog post, we’ll explore why money—which has neither a physical form nor absolute value—has become a central tool in our lives. Money is an actor playing a very important role in the play that is our lives. We work for the sake of the few digits that appear in our bank accounts. The reason students study late into the night even when they want to go out and have fun is also to earn...
Literature is not merely writing; it possesses the power to transform our lives. This essay explores how literature influences us and the profound meaning we discover within it. Throughout her life, my mother asked me, “What’s the point of studying literature if you can’t put it to practical use?” Only now do I offer her a belated answer. Literature is not a shortcut to power, and in that...
In this blog post, we’ll explore what personal dreams and happiness mean in the midst of endless competition and reflect on the balance between social success and true happiness. This is a story from a children’s book. It begins with a trash can in the living room of a house. Inside the trash can lay a piece of glass that had been shattered to pieces a few days earlier by a baseball. The...
In this blog post, we’ll discuss how to prevent free-riding and why we should live righteously, while applying the lessons learned from group projects to our lives. If you search for “group project,” the first related result that appears is a video titled “The Brutal History of Group Projects,” created by the TV comedy show “SNL (Saturday Night Live).” This video depicts a group leader...