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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)". -
Science/Mathematics
Do We Really have Free Will? Neuroscientist David Eagleman Explains: “Incognito”
We feel like we make decisions and choices based on our own will, but neuroscience research suggests otherwise. The truth is, we don't have "free will" and a large part of our brain is controlled by something other than our consciousness, which we cannot access, as explained in "Incognito". -
Science/Mathematics
Black Hole: The Epic Quest to Photograph the Invisible: “Einstein’s Shadow” (Seth Fletcher)
"Einstein's Shadow," a behind-the-scenes look at the grand EHT project to "synchronize radio telescopes around the world to photograph the Black Hole," reveals the difficulties of photographing the Black Hole and the human drama in a huge project involving a "Nobel Prize."