The keyword ‘eco-friendly’ has become a trend not only in Korea but also globally. However, rather than acting for the environment, companies are packaging themselves with a plausible eco-friendly image. Greenwashing is promoting things as if they are green, even though they are not green. It is a c

“There is no other alternative.” This is what Russian voters told themselves after the fall of the Union when they cast their votes for the general election and the presidential election. In the 1990s, Russians had not gotten over the shock of the dissolution of the Soviet Union. As a fledgling inde

Many people may have heard the word pandemic for the first time due to the COVID-19 outbreak. However, even before COVID-19, the pandemic still existed. Let’s look at what kind of disease this big epidemic has become and what made the public use the word pandemic. ......Ed We call the recent outbrea

Studies show that marriage rates are getting lower and lower daily, which concerns many people. However, some people are unaware of why a low marriage rate is a problem. ST talked about social issues about marriage to increase awareness of the topic. ......Ed Last year, the TFR (Total Fertility Rate

How is ChatGPT so smart? How does it understand our question, generate an answer, and even create a program code? In this article, we will briefly review the technical background of ChatGPT. Natural Language Processing, or Computational Linguistics, is a branch of computer science that aims to make

How many things do you use in a day? And where and how could those things come to us? I would like to introduce a job, called a ship officer, who that tells the source of all the things that I take for granted in my daily life. The term “ship officer” means a navigator, engineer, and the occupation

On March 23, 2023, at around 2:40 p.m., a male zebra born in 2021, named Sero, broke the wooden deck installed around the cage at the zoo of Children’s Grand Park of Seoul, and escaped. After wandering around the roads and residential areas for about 20 minutes, he was surrounded in an alleyway in G

For many, the Itaewon Halloween festivities sounded like a great way to celebrate the loosening of the COVID-19 restrictions. A weekend of enjoyment that couldn’t be done at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, with festive streets covered with fellow merry-goers, was a return to normalcy. Those out

If you walk around the street, you will see many people enjoying walks with their pets. Currnetly, the number of households with pets in Seoul alone has increased from 16.7% in 2013 to 20.4% in 2016, and it continues to increase to this day. In line with these social changes, cafes and restaurants t

The administration of the Republic of Korea discusses a plan to reorganize the current overtime rules. With the plan (if passed by the National Assembly), employers and employees would negotiate whether they will be allowed to work up to 69 hours in a week. As the details of the plan is expected to

In the Daedong Festival, which returned after three years in September 2022, ST could see the laughter of Soongsilians for the first time in a long time. Daedong Festival, along with various contents, such as the main stage, substage, food truck, day booth, and night booth, remained unforgettable to

Do you all know the story of the green frog that acted in opposition to its mother‘s words? Perhaps because of this fable, we often refer to people who act in defiance as “rebellious people.” We usually call it “reactance effect” in psychology. The term “reactance” is borrowed from a physics term th

Human life itself can be said to consis of continuous consumption activities. Consumption activities that support modern people‘s lives are impossible without the role of finance through spending money. The basic economic theory classifies companies, individuals, and governments as subjects of consu

In June 7th, the Freight Workers’ Alliance set 5 conditions for negotiation and went on strike, with no set end date. The workers and the companies came to the negotiating table in 7 days. The workers’ primary demands were the removal of the 3-year sunsetting clause in the Safe Transportation Act, a

Everyone agrees that the use of foreign languages is becoming increasingly frequent in the global era. In particular, the demand for English, which is at the peak of the language ecosystem, is increasing exponentially. How can we learn foreign languages effectively in the reality where the demand fo

Just as certain fashion is popular, consumption patterns are also popular. Recently, as social interest in eco-friendly materials has increased, there is a growing movement among the MZ generation to purchase products that meet their beliefs by doing value consumption. The MZ generation is a newly c

Basic income refers to the compensation that the state or the local government regularly provides to all individual members without any conditions. Countries such as Canada, Finland, and New Zealand reviewed and implemented basic income. Currently, in Korea, as disaster support funds have been given

The Hanryu (the Korean wave), which aims to leap forward as a new cultural paradigm in the 21st century, has become a representative cultural content product of Korea. And it is recognized as a major national asset that is driving the Korean industry due to its influence on the national image. The K

The post-1997 Korean crisis, immediately followed by the IMF intervention, fatally undermined the communitarian structure of Korea. The IMF capitalized on Korea’s weakness to destroy what remained of its statist structure and replaced it with a market-driven neoliberal system. In the article entitle

The word “gaslighting” often appears in our society these days. Gaslighting is a psychological term, which refers to the act of reinforcing dominance over others by cleverly manipulating the minds and circumstances of others to make them doubt themselves. The word is derived from the situation in wh