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Essays/Manga
How Ghibli and Miyazaki Hayao Created Masterpieces
Producer Toshio Suzuki, who joined Ghibli by chance through Tokuma Shoten Publishing, tells the story behind the Ghibli works created together with geniuses Miyazaki Hayao and Takahata Isao in "天才の思考 高畑勲と宮崎駿 (What Geniuses Think: Takahata Isao and Miyazaki Hayao)." Discover the miraculous journey of Japan's top anime industry leaders. -
Non-Fiction/Liberal Arts
[TV] The Milgram Experiment: Why We Obey Evil Orders: “L’experience extreme” (Christophe Nick, Michel Eltchaninoff)
"L'experience extreme" describes the details of the "modern version of the Milgram experiment" conducted by a French TV station. It demonstrates that anyone can commit cruel acts when ordered by a perceived authority figure. It is a must-read for all humanity to learn how to prevent mistakes in advance. -
Non-Fiction/Liberal Arts
Robert Capa’s Falling Soldier: A Fake or Not?
Robert Capa's "Falling Soldier," one of the most famous war photographs of all time, has been long debated over the question of authenticity: "Was this really taken at the moment of the shooting?" In non-fiction book "キャパの十字架 (Cross of Capa)," Sawaki Kotaro takes on this famous mystery and draws an unexpected conclusion. -
Science/Mathematics
Black Hole: The Invisible, Mysterious Brightest and Darkest Star
Based on the book "ブラックホールをのぞいてみたら(If You Look Into a Black Hole)," which active researcher explains the mysterious and still enigmatic "Black Hole" that was directly observed for the first time in 2019, I explain the history of scientists' denial of its existence and the characteristics of this celestial body. -
English Articles
Superstring Theory: May Space Be Just an Illusion?
"大栗先生の超弦理論入門(Introduction to Superstring Theory by Prof. Ooguri)" is a book that explains the cutting-edge science of "Superstring Theory." This article focuses on one of the author's claims that "space might be an illusion." What kind of strange world does this theory, which is the first in human history to limit the applicable dimensions, depict? -
Science/Mathematics
Falsifiability and Pseudoscience: What Makes Science Scientific?
What does the phrase "scientifically correct" really mean? Why do scientists refrain from saying something is "absolutely correct" or "100% incorrect"? Let's ponder the question of "What kind of activity is science?" from a philosophical perspective, as well as from the perspective of science itself, as discussed by Yamucha in "哲学的な何か、あと科学とか(Something Philosophical, and Science)".