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[Film] Is “THE MOLE” Really a Documentary? A Must-Watch Film (Director Mads Brugger)
The movie "THE MOLE" is a film full of shocking footage that makes you wonder, "Is it really a documentary?" If the start of "A Danish ex-cook infiltrates North Korea on his own" is unintelligible, the development of a man with no intelligence or military experience revealing North Korea's secrets one after another is also too mysterious. It is a crazy work. -
The Professor and the Madman: A Human Drama Behind a Dictionary (Director P.B. Shemran) (the true story of Oxford English Dictionary)
The world's top dictionary, the "Oxford English Dictionary," was created by a combination of a "self-taught man" without a degree and a "murderer." The unlikely meeting of these two "madmen" led to this great achievement, which teaches us about the reality that only "great accomplishment" can arise from "madness," as shown in the movie "The Professor and the Madman." -
What is Gödel’s Incompleteness Theorem and Why Did it Matter to Hilbert?
The "Math Girls" series by Yuki Hiroshi are math books for the general public that conveys the interesting aspects of mathematics while delving into quite advanced topics. The third volume's theme is "Gödel's incompleteness theorems." You will learn the theory of a young genius who shattered the ambition of a mathematician named Hilbert. -
Feynman: A Book Review of His Scientific Achievements: “Quantum Man” (Lawrence M. Krauss)
"Quantum Man" is a general book that is said to be the first to cover the "achievements as a scientist" made by Feynman, who is known for many interesting episodes. Based on this book, understand the indirect contributions to various fields made by his unique research methods and the impact of the "Feynman diagram". -
[Book] The Amazing Story of CRISPR-Cas9’s Discovery: “A Crack in Creation” (Jennifer Doudna, Samuel Sternberg)
The developers of genome editing technology "CRISPR-Cas9," which has completely transformed the field of biology, had no intention of inventing such a thing. Based on the book "A Crack In Creation: Gene Editing and the Unthinkable Power to Control Evolution" by the Nobel Prize-winning author, this is the story of their discovery. -
The Mystery of Math: Is it Invented or Discovered? (Gödel vs Hilbert): “Is God a Mathematician” (Mario Livio)
In the world of mathematics, there are two schools of thought: those who believe math is created by God, and those who believe it is created by humans. Based on "Is God a Mathematician?", we can learn about the debate of whether math is a discovery or an invention and how each perspective has changed throughout the history of mathematics.