This article explains the causes of altruistic behavior by comparing the limitations of various hypotheses, with a focus on the “birds of a feather flock together” hypothesis. Altruistic behavior refers to acts of helping others even at the cost of personal loss. Common sense tells us that voluntarily engaging in actions that result in personal loss is difficult to understand. So why does...
In this blog post, we’ll explore why we should live altruistically and righteously—even at the cost of personal loss—through the lens of group selection theory and the logic of survival in human society. From childhood, we’ve often heard adults say, “Child, you must live a good life!” Without ever questioning why we should live “good”—that is, righteously—most of us have come to hold an...
In this blog post, we’ll explore why we should prioritize long-term social benefits over short-term gains and discuss the importance of living a righteous life. Humans live in society. Because we coexist with a diverse range of others, we establish laws and rules that we must all follow, allowing us to live together without harming one another. These laws and rules form the essential...
In this blog post, we’ll explore the significance of the Ice Bucket Challenge, as well as the causes, symptoms, and current treatments for ALS—and why we need to remain committed to raising awareness. Recently, videos of people dousing themselves with ice water have been steadily appearing on various social media platforms such as Facebook and YouTube. This ice water relay, in which many...
In this blog post, we’ll explore why successful investors seek investment answers in history. Through Ken Fisher’s investment philosophy and examples of financial crises, we’ll examine how studying history provides insights for investment decisions. Learn from History (The Importance of History Emphasized by Investment Legends) 2018 was a very difficult year for investors. In January, the...
In this blog post, we will examine why biology and geology explain events and causal relationships through historical questions, and how their approach differs from that of physics. In biology and several other scientific fields, there are issues that physics does not address with the same level of importance. Since there is no appropriate term to describe this, I will provisionally refer...
In this blog post, we will examine the causes of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, the principles of the oil drilling process, and how technical flaws and safety management failures led to this historic environmental disaster. On April 20, 2010, a massive explosion occurred on the Deepwater Horizon, an offshore oil drilling platform in the Gulf of Mexico. Crude oil continued to leak for...
In this blog post, we’ll examine the historical background and sociocultural causes behind why manga and anime otaku, in particular, have come to be viewed so negatively. The Meaning of “Otaku” in Korea In South Korea, some people feel it takes considerable courage to say that their hobby is watching manga or anime. This is because such a self-introduction is often interpreted to mean that...
In this blog post, we’ll explore the relationship between returns and risk, the difference between systematic and unsystematic risk, and the investment principles that determine investment returns. Returns and Risk: A Double-Edged Sword There’s a saying: “You reap what you sow.” While this may seem true at first glance, it’s important to note that this adage generally applies only to the...
In this blog post, we’ll explore how basketball’s appeal and meaning evolve over time, and why it offers important life lessons. Under the warm sunshine, I was the center of attention from the dozens of friends surrounding the basketball court. Even though a quarter was only 10 minutes long, by the time those 10 minutes were up, my heart felt like it was about to burst, and I was drenched...