We are in the technology era and many technologies make our lives more convenient. Especially, in the information industry area, smart phones and the Internet have developed very quickly and their prevalence in our daily life is growing. The Internet provides a virtually infinite amount of information, which can be easily accessed. Almost everyone has a smart phone in hand throughout the day. Although the Internet and smart phones have generally improved most people’s lives, there are some side effects. A side effect of smart phones is a disease called “Popcorn Brain”. One’s brain can transfor

Complex biological structures can be regenerated via tissue engineering, especially in combination with 3D printing technology, a recently emergent technique. 3D printing technology has attracted much attention. This technology is one of a new generation of production technologies bringing innovation to existing techniques, largely based on mass production and labor-based production systems.3D printing technology was first patented in 1986, but it was impossible to create a market at that time, in that market trends developed in a context of mass production and patent rights existed in that er

When I got an e-mail for a survey about my obsession, I was really curious about what kind of examples that the person conducting the survey had received. As I saw, there are examples like GPA, social relationships, romantic relationships, and so on. I thought that Postechians are obsessed with almost all the same things.After finishing the survey, I started to think about what I’m really obsessed with. Actually, from the time I was a middle school student, the most important thing for me was relationships with the people around me, including my friends. I was really obsessed with it. But as t

Every single person around the world will say out loud “YES!” to the following question, “Do you find your life exhausting?” The answer to this would make one wonder why he has to go through all this trouble he has never asked for. However, the good news is that in spite of all the struggles and sufferings along the way, he is on the right track to a successful life ahead.Facing obstacles means that one is either unafraid to make mistakes or is daring enough to challenge new things that he has attempted before. We tend to envy those with “prosperous” lifestyles with no ups-and-downs -these peo

It is no secret that POSTECH wants to become the world’s best university in the fields of science and engineering. To make that leap from being the best in the country to the best in the world, the former president announced the grandiose global campus initiative, hoping that the change would be enough to bring in more students from abroad.But all that the global campus initiative did was just add English to everything. As an old Korean saying goes, “adding stripes doesn’t turn a pumpkin into a watermelon.” The English phrases, pamphlets, and slogans seemed to cater to foreign students but in

From last week’s article called “Time Runs like Usain Bolt”, the quote, “Money cannot buy time” piqued my interest and urged me to write this article for The Postech Times. I intend to expose alternative points of view on the topic. I believe money can buy time - no matter how bizarre this argument may sound. I agree that time is uncontrollable; you cannot stop time. However, with money, we can “buy” time by using money to remove inappropriate usage of time. One possible inappropriate usage of time is the process of waiting. Money can significantly reduce the amount of time we have to wait. Fo

We frequently hear “when I was a high school student...”, “when I was a freshman…”, etc. The situation is especially common in POSTECH; Postechians repeat their greatness and praises they got before entering university. They are not satisfied with the current situation because it is not as good as it was in the past. This creates disappointment about the present. However, the present and future are more important than the past. It is more valuable to find pleasure now and prepare a pleasurable future than reminisce on a great past. Although the current situation may not be as good as they expe

Why are we embracing the Cittaslow Movement? The answer is “simply to live like a decent human being.”People have sacrificed the delight and happiness of ‘slow’ for the convenience of ‘fast’ like ecstasy presented by the current revolution of technology. The Slowcity movement does not aim to turn the majority of people from a ‘fast-based lifestyle’ to a ‘slow-based lifestyle.’‘Fast’ can be thrilling, productive and powerful. If it were not for the ‘fast’ lifestyle, Korea would still be poor today. Therefore, the movement is the recipe to find the harmony of ‘la dolce vita (the sweet life)’ and

In the last issue, The Postech Times featured an issue about slow life style and its importance for Postechians. As a Postechian, I totally agreed with the concept of a leisurely lifestyle. Everything in POSTECH is so fast that it is easy to pressure oneself. A lot of students are overwhelmed by due dates to such an extent that they sometimes copy other students’ homework or solutions. They spend the whole night in the library studying and because they are so tired, they are sometimes late or absent. My point is not to blame our students including myself, but perhaps change our attitudes or wa

A saying, “Money cannot buy time,” is right. Even Bill Gates cannot go back to his youth. It shows how important time is. First-semester freshmen in POSTECH are very busy meeting people in order to become a part of their department, section, and clubs. Also, almost all freshmen in the Department of MSE, MATH, CHEM, CE, IME practice dances for the Sunrise Festival. In the second semester, there are main performances of each club, such as dances, plays, orchestras, concerts, etc. So they spend a lot of time preparing for their performances. Then they become sophomores. Sophomores are also busy b

During the past two decades, the study of Computer Music (sometimes referred to as Electroacoustic, Electronic or New Media Music, or even Music Technology) has become increasingly prominent both within universities and on the musical scene in Korea. Computer music first began to appear in the Korean higher education system in the early to mid 1990s, and dedicated Masters degree programs began to be organized a decade later, in the 2000s. Many of these programs are attached to music schools and, more specifically, music composition departments, but on occasion programs have been created within

In the last issue of The Postech Times, I read an article about the difficulties of students who return to POSTECH. From the viewpoint of the man who is waiting to volunteer for military service, the article was so realistic and caught good points. However, the article left something to be desired. It would have been better off if it used not only the contents of the interviews, but specific information such as research materials that can support the article. Including myself, there are some students who are taking a leave of absence from school or planning to do so. Like the reasons mentioned

Many Postechians suffer from stress every day. Most of the things around us can be a source of stress. Someone consider study time stressful and the others think drinking parties are the most stressful. Sometimes, even your boyfriend or girlfriend can be a cause of stress. But people in POSTECH usually do not know how to deal with stress efficiently. Usually, they just evade the stress and try to forget the stress without a clear solution.Evading stress can be a solution for stress, but it can never be a good solution in the long-term. Solving the essential root of stress is the best way to so

A liar is a person who tells you things that are false. Could there be a person who always lies, a super-liar who spends all day, every day saying things that are false? This probably sounds like a silly question, but at the heart of this question is a deep philosophical puzzle. Suppose that a super-liar exists. What would you think if this person said to you:“I am lying to you right now.”At first glance, it seems like this utterance must be true, because the super-liar always lies. If what he says is true, however, then he is actually not lying, which is impossible because he always lies. So,

According to the article, “Korean Universities Enter Ranks of World Class Universities,” in the previous issue, POSTECH was ranked 9th in the “University Ranking: Asia 2014” by Quacquarelli Symonds (QS). We know from many of the articles and evaluations from various organizations that POSTECH is undoubtedly a leading university in Korea; however, recent rankings from the QS are not up to scratch. It means that POSTECH has fallen in the estimation of the world, although it has risen in the estimation of Korea. In order to become a true world-leading university, this has to be overcome.Looking c

Nowadays, there are several books that discuss how we should live our lives. These books are not only the interest of Koreans, but to the world. In most cases, those with more experience in life are advising those who still have a long way to go about some values that are easy to bypass. An author found that the elders have a tendency to be more satisfied with their lives. He thought that if we can learn what they have realized throughout their lives at a younger age, we could also live the rest of our lives with more satisfaction. There are many aspects that affect our lives. But for Postechi

In 2005, my wife and I were invited to join the faculty of Handong Global University. Although we were privileged to have had many Koreans in the courses we had taught at our previous university, living in Korea has enabled us to study the culture and life-style from close up. Korea has become famous in the world as a model of a nation that rose out of the ashes of a devastating war to become the world’s 7th strongest economy. However, at what cost?In an ambitious economy-driven society, the normal roles of husband and wife are being challenged. Families are being shaken to the core. The fast

After reading the previous The Postech Times I was impressed with the greatness of POSTECH. The article “the development of an affordable, large-area, and highspeed graphene nanoribbon” made me feel proud of my major and I showed my respect to Professor Taewoo Lee (MSE). Department of Material Science and Engineering department has a website to introduce news about professors and students. I entered the site and looked around others too. Within only one semester, there were so many achievements in the laboratories of our department. Their research results were published in authoritative papers

These days, people cannot rest anywhere even at home. They always receive too many messages, calls, and Kakao Talk alerts. They cannot put down their phones, which remind them of people, tasks, studies, and other events. Sales people continue to worry about their task at work after getting off work and students have a burden about studying, homework, and team projects whenever they see Kakao Talk and other’s activity on Facebook, even during weekends. However, people cannot constantly worry without taking any rest. At least on the weekend, people have to postpone their curiosity about how thei

The “Advanced Energy and Materials Devices Laboratory” (AEMDL) is based in the Department of Chemical Engineering and DANE and studies. AEMDL focuses on all aspects of the materials science of novel energy devices and the materials they are made up of. Today human kind is still striving (and struggling) to solve the problem of how to make a device that can produce electricity easily and efficiently but that people will buy. Thus, our research group is primarily studying ways to improve the materials that make up batteries, fuel cells, and other energy efficient devices. Most people are very fa