This blog post examines why marine pollution dredging cannot be limited to mere removal and disposal. It explores the necessity of circular technologies that transform polluted sediments into targets for purification and recycling, along with their environmental and industrial significance. As marine pollution intensifies, the international community has established various norms and...
This blog post scientifically examines how our body maintains pH homeostasis through blood buffering and respiration, based on common perceptions about acidic and alkaline foods. We consume various types of food to obtain the energy needed for daily life and to maintain our health. To achieve these goals, people seek information about food and choose what they deem suitable for their needs...
This blog post examines how fascism has given rise to diverse interpretations within the complexity of its historical context and ideological spectrum, deeply exploring why it is difficult to define with a single definition. Defining fascism is never an easy task. Originally, the term referred solely to the political movement, political system, and ideology led by Mussolini from 1919 to...
This blog post examines why the Olympics, once a symbol of national development, have transformed into a symbol of massive costs, structural deficits, and burdens on citizens. We explore this through the IOC’s revenue structure and case studies from various countries. The national pride was fleeting, but the aftereffects lingered. It’s said that hosting the Olympics once can...
This blog post examines whether scientific theories can transcend mere explanation to become descriptions of reality, focusing on Stephen Hawking’s black hole theory within the scientific realism debate. In Zhuangzi’s butterfly story, known as the Butterfly Dream, Zhuangzi, having become a butterfly, could not distinguish whether he was dreaming or truly existing in reality...
This blog post calmly examines how compound interest functions as a tool for growing assets, while also exploring why it can easily lead to exaggerated illusions and misconceptions, using real-world examples and calculation logic. Can you really trust compound interest? This is the story of S, who is currently planning to invest. After following several investment-related accounts on...
This blog post starts with what red and blue signify in the stock market, then explores how to read market trends through buying and selling psychology, the KOSPI and KOSDAQ indices, and the movements of major investors. The stock market, turning blue with fear then red with excitement, constantly fluctuating In the market, prices fluctuate based on supply and demand. The stock market is...
This blog post examines why monopolies inevitably form in the platform industry and analyzes, using the Kakao case, why management and competition incentives are more important than dismantling. Can Kakao’s monopoly be dismantled? On October 15, 2022, a fire at the SK C&C data center caused internet service disruptions for related companies. Kakao suffered particularly severe...
This blog post calmly examines how the historical crisis of the Great Depression gave birth to Keynes’s ideas and macroeconomics, exploring its significance within the debate over the roles of the market and government. The Greatest Economist of the 20th Century Following the 2008 U.S. financial crisis and the Eurozone fiscal crisis that began in Greece in 2010, newspapers and media...
This blog post calmly examines why Korea’s real estate market consistently operates as a structure that forces individuals into strange choices, through redevelopment, subscription lotteries, special supply, and premiums. Trade your old home for a new one: Apartment Redevelopment Redevelopment and reconstruction are always hot topics in South Korea. This is because basic necessities...