Explores whether selfish gene theory and evolutionary stabilization strategies (ESS) can explain the phenomenon of oviposition in birds. Analyze the genetic and evolutionary advantages of ovipositing and nonovipositing behaviors. In The Selfish Gene, Dawkins argues that genes are the key unit of evolution, and that the nature of genes to replicate and spread themselves is called...
This book explores the possibility that rapid advances in science and technology will transform humanity, and that we will no longer be sapiens. Author Yuval Noah Harari warns that advances in biotechnology, robotics, and artificial intelligence could lead to the end of the human race. How long will we, humans, live? Death is always around the corner as we live our lives. We can die for a...
Richard Dawkins’ The Selfish Gen explains the behavior of living things around the selfishness of genes, but many of its assumptions remain unproven. While the book offers an interesting perspective on evolutionary theory, its lack of logical support for its assumptions leaves room for criticism. Why do humans exist? What is the origin of humanity and what is the meaning of life...
Charles Darwin’s book “On the Origin of Species” explains Darwin’s theory that all living things have evolved by the principle of survival of the fittest, using a variety of evidence. On the Origin of Species is Darwin’s argument that all living things evolved by the principle of survival of the fittest. The book’s publication was a milestone in...
Jeremy Rifkin’s Entropy explains the irreversibility of energy consumption and the inevitability of increasing entropy, and argues for the need to transition to a low-entropy society. A few weeks ago, I was waiting in line at the bus station to catch the school shuttle bus. In the distance, a blue bus I had never seen before approached. On the front of the bus, the words...
Renewable energy has been touted as the main source of energy for the Third Industrial Revolution, but I believe shale gas is a more efficient and practical alternative. The time for revolution has arrived. The economy is in trouble – the financial crisis in the US, the financial crisis in Europe – and the price of coal and oil is on a steep upward curve that seems to mock us...
Read Roald Hoffmann’s book The Same and Not the Same to find out if science really contributes to the development of democracy. Today, our society considers equality to be one of the most important values and strives for it. Equality is enshrined in South Korea’s Constitution, and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights states in Article 1 that all human beings are equal in...
In this blog post, we’d like to introduce you to Josef Kajetan Tyl. Romanticism In the 18th century, the major European countries were dominated by the Enlightenment, which generally continued the classicism established in France in the 17th century and emphasized reason as the sole means of perception. Classicism was an aristocratic culture that set strict rules based on...
I read the book ‘The Structure of Scientific Revolutions’ by Thomas Kuhn and wrote a book review. Let’s find out what a paradigm is. Thomas Kuhn’s The Structure of Scientific Revolutions occupies an important place in the history of the philosophy of science, and his theories have sparked much debate. People in each camp of the debate have such different...
I read and wrote a book report on Le hasard et la necessite by Jacques Lucien Monod, a renowned French molecular biologist. This book explains the life sciences, especially molecular biology, using natural philosophy. Chapter 1, D’étranges objets, is an introduction that does not cover big concepts, but uses logical thinking to explain man-made, natural, and living things. The first...
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