On May 6th, Kim Jong-wook, a doctoral researcher in the Department of Chemical Engineering, developed a wireless electron patch with the research team from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST). This patch allows for the calculation of the quantitative amount and rate of swe
Blue skies, bright sunshine, and a breath of salty sea air. Entering the month of June, there are several signs of summer that fill the heart with excitement. Taking a short trip might be the best plan to refresh oneself and make summer memories during this long vacation. Planning a trip and even pa
Memes originally referred to funny words generally spread through the Internet and were popular in the Anglosphere. However, as the concept of memes took over Korea’s Internet, various contents also began to be called memes. Especially from last year to the present, various memes have been discovere
Last April, actress Seo Yea-Ji found herself at the center of controversy due to text messages she exchanged with her ex-boyfriend, actor Kim Jung-hyun. Although the term “gaslighting” is not new, it is not often publicly discussed because of its deceitful nature. The Sungkyun Times (SKT) will explo
People usually drink soft drinks when they eat fast food like chicken, pizzas, and hamburgers; however, soft drinks are usually harmful to the body because they are often high in calories and low in nutrition, containing lots of sugar. With attention turning to low-calorie food, zero-calorie drink p
With the advent of contact-free culture due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, people are paying attention more to various apps and video contents. In the first half of 2021, TikTok, an application used to create and share short videos within 15 seconds, has reached 2 billion cumulative downloa
On May 4th, it was announced that Cookie Run: Kingdom, a mobile role-playing game (RPG) newly launched by Devsisters, had been downloaded by a global cumulative of 10 million times only after two and a half months. Cookie Run: Kingdom gained great expectations before its launch about new stories and
The end of the semester has come after spending our busy daily lives studying and working hard. Many people might not have had a chance to look around themselves. Some places that embody old memories of Korea are located around Sungyunkwan University (SKKU). Why don’t you regain your composure and w
According to the Seoul Institute’s April 7th report about the economic sentiment of consumers and revenge spending in the first quarter of 2021, about 24.7% of Seoul citizens appeared to have engaged in revenge spending. Revenge spending refers to a spending boom, whereby consuming suppression cause
After the outbreak of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, Asian hate crimes in the United States (US) are becoming more serious. According to the Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism at California State University, the number of crimes targeting Asians in 16 major US cities has increased abou
On April 5th , Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law that allows himself to lead the country for two additional terms. Last year, a referendum regarding this revision was held in July, and the Russian parliament approved this bill in March of this year. Putin is currently serving his fourth
The 38th Election for Seoul mayor was held on April 7th, 2021. During the election campaign, both representative parties appealed to the people by promising policies that they care about. There were a total of 15 candidates for the mayoral election, and the two strongest candidates were Park Youngsu