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True crime as a genre has absolutely blown up in recent years. The obsession that started with podcasts, such as Serial in the mid-2010s, has quickly taken over other forms of media, with true crime videos racking up millions of views on YouTube and hours of true crime documentaries appearing on Net
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Assem Dikhayeva Staff Reporter
2022.06.14 00:19
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No matter how contemptuous one is of celebrity gossip, it has been next to impossible for anyone on the internet to ignore the Johnny Depp vs Amber Heard trial in the last several weeks. Recordings of the ongoing trial gather millions of views on YouTube, while TikTok and Instagram are booming with
Analysis
Assem Dikhayeva Staff Reporter
2022.05.23 21:56
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Where do diamonds come from? For countless years, extreme heat and pressure transform inconspicuous carbon into firm crystals, which are then extracted from mines deep in the earth and polished to absolute brilliance. The best jewels require a particular set of conditions, along with great efforts a
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Assem Dikhayeva Staff Reporter
2022.04.14 01:00
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As a true crime nerd, I have been fascinated with the story of Anna Sorokin, aka Anna Delvey, ever since the first accounts of her scams started to appear online. I have lost track of the number of resources I went through — podcasts, videos, articles — gobbling down the same story over and over aga
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Assem Dikhayeva Staff Reporter
2022.03.24 16:15
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A research team led by Professor Young Yim Doh from the Graduate School of Culture Technology investigated how the relationship between a player and a game character influences the overall satisfaction of the player with the game. The research was conducted in the context of The Last of Us Part II,
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Assem Dikhayeva Head of News Division
2021.12.18 20:03
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On December 3, KAIST announced the establishment of the Center for Digital Humanities and Computational Social Sciences, with Professor Seonghyeon Maeng from the School of Computing appointed as its director. The opening ceremony took place on December 6 at the Humanities and Social Sciences Buildin
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Assem Dikhayeva Head of News Division
2021.12.18 20:03
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On October 28, The KAIST Global Strategy Institute hosted its 5th International Forum (GSI-IF). The forum, titled “Grand Strategic Shift under Global Techno-Geopolitical Paradigm”, revolved around strategies for rebuilding the global economy in the post-pandemic era through innovations in science an
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Assem Dikhayeva Head of News Division
2021.11.21 21:18
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On October 28, molecular diagnostic testing company Seegene started the operation of a mobile testing station on the main campus. In addition, the company donated testing reagents enough to conduct 40,000 COVID-19 tests to be used for diagnosis at the station.The unit is an extension of a research c
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Assem Dikhayeva Head of News Division
2021.11.21 21:18
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A research team led by Professor Junyong Noh from the Graduate School of Culture Technology developed a deep learning-based unsupervised approach for facial retargeting in animation. The paper was accepted to the 28th and 29th Pacific Conference on Computer Graphics and Applications that will take p
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Assem Dikhayeva Head of News Division
2021.10.26 18:26
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On September 29, the Academic Registrar’s Team announced major changes in regulations regarding the academic leave of absence. Starting from the current semester, there will no longer be a limit on the number of leaves that a student can take. This decision was made to provide students with more opp
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Assem Dikhayeva Head of News Division
2021.10.26 18:26
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KAIST International (KI) House relocated its office from the Basic Experiment and Research Building (N5) to the second floor of Student Center-1 (W2-1). The new office features three classrooms and a common area with bookshelves and sofas.According to Junghye Shin, the KI House Coordinator, the moti
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Assem Dikhayeva Head of News Division
2021.10.01 19:05
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On August 27, Shinsegae Department Store opened the doors of its second branch in Daejeon under the name of “Shinsegae Art & Science”. The new location presents itself as an amalgamation of a department store and a cultural space, featuring an art exhibition hall, a science museum, educational cente
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Assem Dikhayeva Head of News Division
2021.10.01 19:05
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An assessment study conducted by researchers from the Graduate School of Green Growth revealed that South Korea’s current policies on climate change are highly inadequate to reach the country’s short- and long-term emissions targets. The team, led by Professor Jiyong Eom, collaborated with the Unive
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Assem Dikhayeva Head of News Division
2021.06.28 23:33
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On May 19, KAITech, a student-run organization focused on exploring and promoting career opportunities for KAIST students, aired the second episode of KaiTalks series in collaboration with KAIST International Students Organization (KISA). The episode, titled “How to get into top graduate schools?”,
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Assem Dikhayeva Head of News Division
2021.06.28 23:33
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The KAIST Herald interviewed KAIST international alumni about their experiences as students in KAIST and how these experiences have helped them in their current careers. This interview series was conducted in collaboration with International Scholar and Student Services (ISSS). Please introduce your
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Assem Dikhayeva Head of News Division
2021.05.22 17:37
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On April 27, KAIST signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Egypt’s National Training Academy (NTA) during a virtual signing ceremony. The MoU lays a foundation for establishing KAIST Egypt, an educational institution modeled after KAIST, and includes conducting a preliminary feasibility stud
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Assem Dikhayeva Head of News Division
2021.05.22 17:36
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On April 8, KAIST signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Yozma Group, an Israeli venture capital firm, to support KAIST-based startups and facilitate entrepreneurial culture on campus. Under the MoU, Yozma Group will implement startup acceleration programs and invest in businesses launc
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Assem Dikhayeva Head of News Division
2021.05.22 17:36
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A research team led by Professor Juho Kim from the School of Computing proposed an interactive system that encourages its users to express and explore diverse perspectives on social issues online. The system, called StarryThoughts, aims to present the diversity of opinions and the contexts behind th
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Assem Dikhayeva Head of News Division
2021.04.26 01:24
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In response to the upsurge of COVID-19 cases on campus and in the proximate college districts, KAIST announced the enforcement of stricter safety regulations for two weeks, restricting the mobility of students outside the school and prohibiting social gatherings.For a week from April 5 to 11, studen
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Assem Dikhayeva Head of News Division
2021.04.26 01:24
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On April 3, KAITech, a student-run organization focused on exploring and promoting career opportunities for KAIST students, aired the first episode of KaiTalks series in collaboration with KAIST International Students Organization (KISA). The series intends to support KAITech’s goal of creating an e
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Assem Dikhayeva Head of News Division
2021.04.26 01:24