Concerns about the rising popularity of shortform content and brain concentration problems are also being raised. Shortform content refers to content that can be consumed without investing a long time. This is usually provided in the form of short videos, GIFs, images, text, etc. that are less than 60 seconds. These contents are commonly used on social media, mobile applications, websites, etc. Due to recent advances in digital technology, short-form content that delivers a lot of information in a short time and consumes quickly is the trend. According to a 2021 Statista survey, 52% of all use
The development of artificial intelligence (AI) last year was surprising. AI specializing in conversation gives very high-quality answers to difficult questions, and sensuous works of art have been created that are hard to believe AI drew. People began to say that the era of full-fledged AI has begun. Chat GPT received the most attention. It is an interactive AI announced in November by Open AI, an American AI research company. It learns and combines vast amounts of information on the Internet by itself and answers users' questions in a conversational format. It is possible to ask about philos
Now, can’t even remember how many years ago it started, and there are still a lot of job seekers in their 20s and 30s, and it's really hard to get into work. It can't tell when the news that it's too difficult to get a job will stop. However, one of the words that often appear in economic news these days is 'staff shortage'. In other words, the news of "no place to work" and "no one to work" are pouring in together. Why is this happening? First of all, the overall unemployment rate in Korea is exceptionally low. According to the data released by the National Statistical Office, the unemploymen
These days, more and more people feel helpless looking at the weather. Looking at the ever-changing weather, you feel negative emotions such as depression, helplessness, and sadness. This is a more complicated feeling, not just a gloomy feeling because of the bad weather. This is called climate depression and it is one of the real-life depressive disorders also called climate anxiety, climate sadness, and ecological anxiety. It's chronic stress. In addition, anxiety about global warming is one of the symptoms. This includes insecurity about countries reeling from climate change. In some cases,
This article finds out the status quo, phenomenon, and reason for the growing Korean Wave in the world. One article in Billboard shows the necessity to mention BTS in regard to K-Pop. ‘Every Time BTS Has Set a Guinness World Record - The group has a total of 25 world record titles under their belt -- and counting’. There are lots of reasons for the success of BTS. Some author analyzes the success by breaking through social marketing without relying on existing media. The other focuses on the successful strategy which establishes a global fandom network ‘ARMY’ based on the melody, choreography,
We are now in an unprecedented era of the climate crisis. Everyone knows the seriousness, but lots of people do not know how to act. For those people, this article introduces ‘Climatus College’, which is a climate change communication platform for the MZ (Millennials& Generation Z) generation. [Climatus College] Climatus College is a compound word of the two words of “Homo Climatus” and “College”. The word “Climatus” means "Homo Climatus" for humans who adapt to changing climates, and the word “College” means that citizens can realize the learning necessary for life. As one of the projects
[The process of making microplastics] As the production and consumption of disposable products increase, the seriousness of environmental pollution caused by plastic waste is increasing. If such plastic is less than 5mm in size, it is called microplastic. There are many other problems that arise from its small size. We are too insensitive to the use of these plastics. Especially in the case of microplastics, people almost don't care more because they are invisible. Microplastics also occur when washing clothes made of synthetic fibers, and they also occur when automobile tires are worn out. St
On March 9, South Korea’s new president will be elected. Obviously, this race has important implications for South Korea’s society, economy, and democracy. Then, what do you focus on when casting a vote to a candidate? Is there a specific standard? If not, focus on youth politics of each candidate with this issue. In the presidential debate, major four candidates agreed that fairness of society was not guaranteed for youth. But each candidate came up with a different solution. First of all, there are two front-runners- Lee Jae-myung and Yoon Suk-yeol. Lee is the presidential candidate of the r