△유튜브 쇼츠(YouTube Shorts) △인스타그램 릴스(Instagram Reels) △틱톡(TikTok) 등 숏폼 콘텐츠는 그야말로 20대의 여가 성지다. 숏폼 콘텐츠는 짧게는 10초에서 길게는 1분까지 순간을 집어내 우리가 바쁜 일상에서도 웃음을 자아내게 만든다. 나도 수업을 들으러 강의실로 나서거나 식사할 때, 공부하던 중 잠깐 숨돌리는 자투리 시간에도 숏폼 콘텐츠를 즐겨 본다.한편으로는 OTT 서비스가 성행하면서 우리에겐 수많은 미디어 콘텐츠가 제공된다. 구독만 하면 간단하게 다양한 국내 및 해외 미디어를 쉽게 즐길 수 있다. △넷플릭스 △왓챠 △웨이브 △티빙 등 다양한 OTT 플랫폼은 저마다 제공하는 △영화 △애니메이션 △다큐멘터리 콘텐츠도 달라서 여러 OTT 서비스를 동시 구독하는 소비자도 적잖게 볼 수 있다.하지만 쏟아져 나오는 콘텐츠들을 전부 볼 시간은 부족하고, 다양하고 생소한 콘텐츠 중 무엇이 재밌을지 가늠하기란 어렵다. 기존에도 재밌는 영화 순위를 매기고 그에 맞춰 추천하는 2차 콘텐츠, 게시물 등으로 각자의 취향에 맞는 콘텐츠를 찾아볼 수 있었다. 요즘은 숏폼 콘텐츠와 OTT 서비스를 통해 그 선택지가 다양하다 못해 과할 정도로 양

오늘날 폭발적으로 성장하는 과학기술은 사회 여러 분야에 커다란 영향을 미치고 있다. 의학과 생명과학, 공학이 융합돼 과거에는 보지 못하던 새로운 분야가 나타났다. 생체 조직 공학의 발전으로 장기 이식 분야에서 지속적인 혁신이 이뤄졌고, 생체 소재 기술의 발달로 인공뼈, 임플란트, 인공 피부 등 다양한 인공 장기와 인공 조직들을 선보이고 있다. 로봇 기술의 발전은 인간의 수족과 오감을 보완할 수 있는 다양한 의료 보조 기기의 개발로 이어졌다. 뇌과학과 첨단 로봇 기술이 고도로 발전한다면 미래에는 영화에서만 보던 인간과 기계의 잡종 형태인 사이보그가 등장할 가능성도 있다. 이런 충격적인 미래가 예측되면서 생명과학과 관련된 윤리적, 법적, 사회적 이슈가 뜨거운 논쟁거리가 됐다.생명기술과 바이오산업은 성장 초기부터 윤리적, 법적 문제와 씨름해야 했다. 그 대표적인 예는 유전자변형식품과 줄기세포 치료 등을 들 수 있다. 생명기술의 연구 방식과 바이오산업에 대한 규제 방식은 각 나라 별로 시민 인식의 차이에 따라 다양하게 결정됐다. 영국에서는 공동체의 경험을 강조하며 합의를 통해 규제 방식을 정했고, 독일에서는 시민들의 전문가들에 대한 신뢰가 높은 까닭에 이해 단체를

지난달 16일 자정, 박태준학술정보관에서 스크리밍데이를 진행했다. 스크리밍데이는 중간고사나 기말고사를 앞두고 도서관에서 공부하는 학생들이 큰 함성을 지르며 스트레스를 해소하는 행사다. 행사가 시작되자 아트리움 전 층에 우리대학 구성원들이 모여 30초간 소리를 지르면서 시험 준비로 쌓인 스트레스를 해소했다. 행사를 주관한 도서관자치위원회 라온은 스크리밍데이에 참여하지 않는 구성원들을 위해 귀마개를 제공했고, 모든 구성원은 행사가 끝나자 빠른 정숙을 유지하며 쾌적한 도서관 문화를 지켜나갔다.아울러 5층 출입구에서는 지난달 1일부터 9일까지 도서관 화이트보드에 학생들의 소망과 기대를 공유하는 ‘무소음 스크리밍데이’를 진행했다.한편, 스크리밍데이는 지난 2년간 코로나19 확산 방지를 위해 취소됐다가 작년 1학기부터 부활해 많은 학생들의 호응을 얻었다.

The new day of 2023 has dawned and the journey of a Postechian starts afresh on this very day. It is my wish that you will begin this journey with the anticipation of any traveler and move towards your goal with vigor. As I reflect on the past year, I realize that my greatest joy was finally returning to campus after two years. Apart from our new direction of Metaversity, enjoying each other’s company in person brings a sense of warmth to our lives. While many Postechians missed being on campus, our university has implemented several changes to make campus life more enjoyable for our students.

Next year, multiple modifications in student dormitories will take place in 2023. The biggest change will take place at dormitories 20 and 21, also called Residential College (RC). RC was first introduced in English universities like Oxford and Cambridge, and after its establishment in POSTECH in 2008, all freshmen and sophomores were required to stay in the RC. Apart from its primary role of being a place for students to stay, different academic activities led by Residential Advisors (RA) have taken place to provide academic guidance and character improvement which will ultimately elevate aca

There is a “magic display” that changes a hologram image when it holds moisture. It has advanced the possibility of commercialization of displays as it can print holographic images without limit as if stamping them.Professor Junsuk Rho of the Department of Mechanical and Chemical Engineering, Byoungsu Ko, Younghwan Yang, and Jaekyung Kim of the integrated course, and Dr. Trevon Badloe have developed a new moisture-sensitive display that changes the brightness or color of holographic images depending on the humidity.Firstly, the research team succeeded in implementing a hologram image that can

Myocardial infarction (MI) is a disease in which the coronary artery supplying blood to the heart is narrowed or blocked, causing irreversible damage to the myocardium. Recently, the transplantation of stem cells to the damaged region was found to enhance the regeneration of damaged heart tissue. However, the low engraftment rate of stem cells on a dynamically beating heart has become a major obstacle.Professor Dong Sung Kim (Department of Mechanical Engineering) and Dr. Andrew Choi succeeded in transplanting in vivo priming bone marrow mesenchymal stem cell (BMSC) sheet based on thermorespons

Among many keywords that describe the year 2022, runaway climate change and a planet of 8 billion can be thought of as one of the most symbolic events. There have been and still are numerous reports suggesting the Earth is quickly approaching the tipping point, and, as the global population soared above 8 billion this November, the hours on the climate clock are ticking exponentially faster. Overpopulation is the elephant in the room of climate change but one that is often considered taboo. Secretary-General António Guterres, with regard to the population reaching 8 billion, said “[it is] an o

On Dec. 16, the Japanese government declared revisions to three national security documents, the National Security Strategy, the National Defense Strategy, and the Defense Buildup Program. They explained their rationale for the revisions citing China’s rise and conflict with Taiwan, alongside North Korea’s continued provocations through nuclear weapons and missiles.The new documents allow the Japanese to approve certain capabilities to counterattack enemy military infrastructure. This is seen as a major divergence from the pacifist route the Japanese had been seen to have taken since their def

Every year at POSTECH, a majority of the departments hold an event called “OO Night,” where OO refers to the name of the department. The department faculty members, graduates, undergraduates, and freshmen students without majors can attend the event. Although the events usually take place at the end of the second semester in December, their schedules may vary depending on the department. The purpose of the event is to wrap up the year with department members enjoying a special dinner and building up a sense of belonging and intimacy in the department by socializing with each other.Although the

Last December, two letters about the Writing-Intensive (WI) classes were uploaded to the POSTECH Lounge and drew the attention of many students. The WI requirement has steadily caused a lot of problems such as unnecessary load on specific subjects, curriculum planning, and so forth. Recently, the WI class that opened this spring semester has markedly decreased and received complaints from students who must immediately satisfy the graduation requirements.The WI requirement was established as a required course for students entering after 2018 to improve their writing skills. In WI classes, writi

The opportunity to go abroad is regarded as one of the biggest advantages of being a Postechian. The Postech Times interviewed Jongwoo Je, an Outbound Coordinator of Student Affairs who oversees the Study Abroad program, to find out how the support system works in detail.Please introduce the tasks of the support systemRegarding the Student Exchange Program, students who want to go on an exchange first need to be nominated by their home university. After the nomination, students then move on to the application process. I, as an outbound coordinator, support the students carrying out these proce

Like many of the people who are reading this article, my own academic specialisation is in dark matter. Yet unlike many of those who are reading this now, my dark matter is conceived in the pages of fictional texts – not in the world of physics.Gothic literature is a deeply misunderstood area of literary studies – it is often confused with either horror or science fiction. There are many areas in which the three overlap. However modern gothic scholars, such as David Punter and Glennis Byron, prefer to classify gothic literature as a mode rather than a genre. The main difference here is that th

As I took an evening stroll through Hongdae on my first day in South Korea, it was full of couples holding hands and wearing trendy, matching clothes. The place seemed alive. At that point, it was hard to imagine I was in the country with the fastest declining population in the world. But as I reached my university town Pohang, a city of half a million people located on the other side of the country, it painted a different picture altogether. Heading down to the markets and streets, you’re met with a sea of ajjuma (old ladies) and often there is not a young person to be seen. Of course, a vast

From my youth, I was a bookworm - I loved reading. My parents said that I tended to learn about the world through books. Up to my high school days, I thought everything I could ever learn was written somewhere in a book in the library. I was not the type for hands-on projects or doing experiments. In particular, I disliked the grunt work of measuring something over and over, just to get a ‘good’ result that agreed with already established laws and theories. Or worse, the experiment would infuriatingly yield the ‘wrong’ result, in which case I had to do the whole thing again.Perhaps what change

On Dec. 9, 62% of the cargo truckers who belong to the Korea Cargo Workers Union (KCWU) voted to end their strike as it entered the third week with the government refusing to budge, emphasizing the action had caused tremendous damage to the Korean economy. The strike began on Nov. 24, demanding that the minimum freight rate system set to expire at the end of this year be extended and expanded to include other freight types. The minimum freight rate system, which guarantees basic wages for truckers, was introduced in 2020. The system was set to prevent truckers from being overworked and trucks

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 Uni

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. SynopsisThe 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. T

지난달 10일, 2023학년도 총학생회장단 세움의 당선이 확정됐다. 한 시간가량 진행된 개표 결과, 찬성 416표, 반대 5표로 총학생회 선거시행세칙 제83조 3항에 의거해 2023학년도 총학생회장단에는 단일 후보인 세움의 주의손, 박현용 학우가 최종 당선됐다. 총학생회장단 세움은 내년 1월 1일부터 임기를 시작한다. 3년 만의 총학생회를 어떻게 이끌어 나갈지, 세움의 공약을 중심으로 학생사회의 비전을 살펴봤다.