A ‘π style’ interdisciplinary approach between humanities and science made its first step in POSTECH.On May 1, POSTECH launched its Humanities, Imagination and Technology Institute (HiT), which supports interdisciplinary research cooperation connecting Humanities, Sociology, and Scientific Technology. HiT conducts researches on several stressed topics, such as Science and Technology Studies, studies on images, media, and communications, and Cognitive Science.The Division of Humanities and Social Sciences now covers not only collaborated research across disciplines on various subjects but commu
News | Reporter Lee Sang-min | 2011-05-04 12:14
“If you don’t eat meat, what do you eat then?”Most often, the “Vegetarian Spotlight” is a cause of discomfort. When I eat with someone I meet first, I dread the moment when the conversation turns to my dietary choices. One day, during break time, my project leader realized that I did not eat the pizza or chicken that he ordered for his team members. After asking the stereotypical question that most Koreans might pop, he made a face and forced me to have some; from his point of view, he ordered foods for team members, and I, as a member of the team, should at least pretend like I’m eating some,
Opinion | Reporter Lee Suh-young | 2011-05-04 12:12
What is your resolution this year? Most of us begin a new year, resolving to work out more, save money for backpacking, or study harder. Now that it’s April already, and one quarter of the year is already gone, it would be good time to face an inconvenient truth: How is your resolution going?I don’t know about you, but my resolution, to work out regularly, is falling apart. I googled “why resolution” then the search engine auto-completed my query with the following suggestions: “why resolutions fail,” “why resolutions don’t work,” and “why resolutions don’t last.” If all POSTECH resolutions di
Opinion | . | 2011-04-13 00:59
The old adage goes, ‘You are what you eat’. College is bad for students’ health. They feel way too busy to eat right, exercise, and get enough sleep. For most students, maintaining a diet on a college campus can be extremely hard task.Whereas most graduate students have lunch with lab members, undergraduates have complete freedom of what they eat. In most case, however, freedom of eating is wasted for several reasons, leading to severe health problem. “I got up at 2 P.M. I had no time for lunch, not to mention breakfast,” said a sophomore named Kim. Sleeping late leads to waking up late. Accor
Campus | Reporter Lee Suh-young | 2011-04-13 00:54