Pandemic considerably changed the landscape of the campus. We had to abjure the existing lecture method which is classroom-focused, but it gave rise to a change-point like metaverse in college education. One college emerging as a new vision blower in this trend is Minerva University. It, in 2014, was founded by Ben Nelson with the goal of reforming the basis of current pedagogy and nurturing the competent problem-solver. This university actively designed singular manners such as a project-based curriculum, immersive online platform, and global experience. In addition, one distinct feature amon

South Korea's dining scene is witnessing a notable trend – the gradual embrace of tipping as a cultural practice, as even services like Kakao Taxi mandating a 2,000 KRW tip maximum. This shift raises questions about its impact on culture and the economy. Understanding South Korea's Value Added Tax (VAT) system, which integrates taxes into goods and services costs, is crucial. However, based on the Food Sanitation Act, the introduction of tipping sparks concerns about double taxation, potentially perceived as an extra charge alongside VAT-inclusive prices. Supporters of this evolving ti

Say all you want about Colleen Hoover, but that lady knows how to tell a story. The book hardly contains deep philosophical messages, but the page just flips and the story develops like a train with no brakes. This is one of those books that would get people out of reading slumps and put them straight back into the habit of reading. The title, Verity, is pretty much a foreshadow of what the entire plot revolves around. The main theme of the book is about Truth and the fabrication thereof. Published in 2018, the book may as well be seen as an allegory of sickening fake news and disinformation t

Many polls about advertorials found that most of the opinions were that legal action was needed for the advertorials disguised as articles. Advertorial refers to the editing of an advertisement like a newspaper article. It is necessary to clearly distinguish between articles and promotions by making it mandatory to attach ‘advertising’ marks to advertorials. The reliability and objectivity of advertorials were lower than that of general advertisements, and the effectiveness of advertisements was also found to be lower. The Korea Press Foundation (KPF) announced the results of a survey on adver

Do you have any plans to travel abroad? International travel holds a strong, intrinsic power that thrills one at the mere thought of exploring other countries. Experiencing rich cultures, trying exotic foods, and even simply roaming the streets feel exciting and new in foreign countries. Perhaps that is why Korean are in love with overseas travel. According to Statistics Korea, the number of international travelers peaked at 28.71 million in 2019. Considering Korea’s total population of around 51 million, it is shocking that more than half the people have traveled to another country. The numbe

Living a life, being able to see, feel, and change something is a blessing. But for some people, this is not the case. The book, Me Before You, gave me the opportunity to view life from another perspective, and it was a shock to me when I read it for the first time. This is the first book that I re-read, not because the content was too hard to understand but because I was not able to empathize with the character’s actions. Synopsis Having lost her job, Louisa becomes Will’s caretaker. Will was a successful businessman, traveling far and beyond, trying out the most extreme sports. It was not be

On May 11, 2011 a major earthquake of magnitude 9.1 occurred in Japan. More than 18,000 people died and a large amount of radiation leaked from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. Radioactive materials in nuclear fuel leaked into the Pacific Ocean, and environmental damage in the surrounding area has not yet been fully recovered. To remove more than one million tons of nuclear waste, fuel rods and radioactive water left at the site, the Japanese government will release the re-enacted contaminated water into the Pacific Ocean. Their opinion argues that the huge ocean will dilute water an

EXchange 2 was one of the most popular TV series in 2022. EXchange 2 is a TV show where five ex-couples live in a house while keeping their past relationships secret. According to GOODDATA Corp, EXchange 2 ranked first on the issue power of Korean TV-Over The Top (OTT) content for three consecutive weeks. Also, many users subscribed to Tving, an OTT service, to watch the series. Yet, EXchange 2 was not the only dating TV show. There were more than 20 dating reality shows broadcast in 2022. Paradoxically, in the survey by the Korea Population and Health Welfare Association (KoPHWA) in 2022, 65.

Over the past few years, more people consume online content as a multitude of online services from email to streaming appeared. These commodities do not accompany physical consumption just as buying normal goods, so people use them without any inconvenience and online-based activity gradually rises. However, carbon emissions occur as much as using actual goods although it is invisible. Most Internet services are processed in data centers, which are like factories that make products. Of course, it consumes energy like a normal factory, but the amount is rapidly increasing these days. In particu

As the number of young people who do not understand text after reading increases rapidly, controversy over the literacy of the “digital generation” is brewing. Literacy refers to the basic ability required for adults to lead their daily lives beyond the narrow meaning of understanding and using letters. A program named “Your Literacy” on EBS once covered adult literacy. In the program, the production staff made a test for “2022 adult literacy” and conducted the test for adults. The result was shocking. Of the 15 questions, the average number of correct answers is 6.19, which is less than 50 po

Der Teil und das Ganze, the original title of the book Physics and Beyond was so cool, and I could not resist reading it. Although it was hard to fully understand what the author, Werner Heisenberg, wanted to say, the book sure did change my mind and behavior toward science. Physics and Beyond is a book composed of thoughts of Heisenberg and his conversation with other scientists like Bohr and Pauli. They mainly talk about philosophical and political subjects based on theories of atoms and how to get to reality through observation and analysis of phenomena. Physics and Beyond narrate the theor

Over the last few years, COVID-19 created a new culture of people wearing masks. Now, mask culture has settled down to be bothersome, but also somewhat comfortable. After Oct. 2020 when wearing masks was made mandatory, the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) finally announced that starting from Jan. 30, 2022, they will loosen the rules and people no longer must wear masks. A lot of people, especially the young, were pleased with this news since masks had come with annoying features such as hindering communication and fogging up glasses. Even though a lot of people waited f

In modern society, new types of crimes appear every day and voice phishing is one of them. With voice phishing, the criminal usually makes up a story to keep the victim off guard and at some point requests private information regarding money. Victims sometimes fall for this bluffing. There are some people who sense the call is voice phishing and vent their anger at the criminal. Unfortunately, most criminals already know the target victim’s address and phone number. Often, they will take revenge by ordering food for delivery with a deferred payment. This is just one example of what can occur w

Amidst sophisticated artificial intelligence (AI) existing in our life, people sometimes think about our future life with AI or robots. After Yang (2022) is a movie which features a family living with an android robot and how they accept the death of the robot. The family completely understood the perspective of the robot by looking into the memory of the robot. This story line implies how humans can embrace the viewpoint of AI or robots and coexist with them at last. Synopsis The film starts with Yang, who is the AI robot, also known as techno sapiens, taking a picture of the family. Yang was

Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) was launched about two months ago and has been spotlighted for its realistic image effects. It costs more than two billion dollars to make, and hundreds of companies participated to produce VFX (visual effects). It is evaluated that it cultivated the ground of CG (computer graphics) which had not been observed. More than ten million people in Korea watched this movie despite the inflation of movie tickets, and its fancy visual beauty raised attention to CG technologies again. Especially, more than half of the audience visited special theaters such as 3D or IMAX,

The number of people in the MZ generation (those born between 1980 and 2004), who are more familiar with communicating through social media rather than by phone, is increasing. As people communicate more through social media and less in person, they report feelings of awkwardness and uncomfortableness when encountering such situations. A phone call, a typical means of communication among modern people, has turned into a fear that causes psychological stress for some. The phenomenon called Call phobia, which is characterized by feelings of anxiousness and reluctance towards phone calls is incre

There have been controversial opinions about nuclear power plants for several years. Some believe that it is a reliable source of energy that is sustainable, but others view it as a dangerous source of energy that may give rise to safety issues. Nuclear power plants have slowly been phased out by former South Korean president Moon Jae-in, but as current South Korean president Yoon Suk-yeol plans to re-introduce nuclear power plants and build new ones, there have been conflicting views on the matter. Recently, Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power (KHNP) confirmed that the nuclear power plant Hanbit Un

The Greatest Showman (2017) is the original musical film inspired by the story of Barnum, the founder of the Barnum and Bailey Circus who fascinated the world with his stage. Synopsis The main character Barnum grew up in a poor family but was a very passionate boy. As he fell in love with a girl named Charity, he worked all sorts of hard jobs to raise money and marry her. Finally, he became the head of a family with two children and a wife. However, he lost his job when a trade ship that was supposed to go to China sank. He borrowed a huge amount of money to buy a museum but even this failed.

With the start of the 2022 FIFA World Cup on Nov. 20, 2022, football teams from 32 countries have converged on Qatar, an Arab country. As an oil-rich country, Qatar has enjoyed immense wealth that has nurtured grand ambitions of economic growth. However, the Qatar World Cup has some issues: treatment of migrant workers, human rights abuses, and alcohol-related regulations. Questions were raised when Qatar’s bid to host the 2022 World Cup won out over rival bids such as South Korea, Japan, and the U.S. Qatar has suffered from its treatment of migrant workers. About 30,000 workers came from Bang

During Google’s path to becoming one of the most influential Tech Giants, Google has started to impact our daily lives in nearly every aspect. Google started in 1996 as a search engine and is continuously researching to create a more accurate search machine to this day. One of the most praised features in its search engine results page is the snippet, which was introduced in the fall of 2014. A snippet, a small piece or brief extract, can be found at the top of Google’s search results to answer simple queries quickly. Google’s search engine algorithm makes use of the most reliable and accurate