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“Mental health”, “mindset”, “self-talk”, … “coping”. These terms are used more and more frequently these days than in the age of our grandparents, who typically suggest that it's the fault of our phones that we are suffering from low self-esteem and a fairly negative outlook towards life. But if we
Column
Andrei Kim Staff Reporter
2022.05.23 21:56
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Many of us have heard the words “blockchain” and “mining” used in the context of earning Bitcoin (or any other cryptocurrency) at the so-called “crypto farms”. For some, the definitions were enough to grasp the basic idea and start mining themselves, but for many, the idea is still foreign. Sadly, t
Column
Andrei Kim Staff Reporter
2022.04.14 01:00
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Everyone has heard of Photoshop, and there’s a reason why it is so popular. Given superior flexibility, photo editors turn into magic wands in the hands of not only professionals, but also amateurs and newbies. Such software is capable of working visual wonders — from creating abstract art to buildi
Column
Fuad Samadov Junior Staff Reporter
2022.04.14 01:00
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For almost a year, South Koreans have been fuming over Yoon Suk-yeol’s 120-hour work week remark. At an average working time of 1,967 hours per employee per year, Korea already has the second longest working period among OECD countries in 2019 — 241 hours more than the OECD average, and 323 hours lo
Debate
Chrysan Angela Head of Society Division
2022.04.14 01:00
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South Korea’s incoming president Yoon Suk-yeol had made headlines with his controversial remarks about 120-hour work weeks. His comment, which opposes outgoing president Moon Jae-in’s 52-hour work week policy, was one of the hottest discussion points leading up to last March’s presidential election.
Debate
Berhane Weldegebriel Staff Reporter
2022.04.14 01:00
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On May 10, Yoon Suk-yeol is set to take office as the next president of South Korea after winning the closest and most divisive election in the country’s history. Just a day before the inauguration day, my own country — the Philippines — will hold its own presidential election after 90 grueling days
Column
Cris Jericho Goh Cruz Staff Reporter
2022.04.14 01:00
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This was supposed to be my last semester at KAIST. Looking back at my stay here, there’s a great sense of surreal duality in it. I can never believe that I have been in this place for nearly four years. It feels like only yesterday that I carried my luggage into Somang Hall and started this adventur
Column
Berhane Weldegebriel Staff Reporter
2022.04.14 01:00
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“It was a gloomy November evening. My friend and I were sitting in one of the on-campus lounges, tired after a whole day of focused studies and work. During the time of day-end relaxation, you let your mind wander, and conversations with friends keep getting deeper. At some point, we found ourselves
Interview
Fuad Samadov Junior Staff Reporter
2022.04.12 17:45
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Founded in the Fall 2021 semester, KAINATION is a donation club seeking to foster collective effort among students to solve internal issues and help KAIST advance to become the world's leading university with unity and purpose. This month, The KAIST Herald interviewed KAINATION's founder, Changseob
Interview
Andrei Kim Staff Reporter
2022.04.12 17:26
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I turned 22 this year. By the time this article is published, I will have 320 days left to jam to Taylor Swift’s “22” while being, well, actually 22. I am also (hopefully) in my last semester, and had I not donned the title of the “Head of Society”, I would have been a “Senior Staff Reporter” at thi
Column
Chrysan Angela Head of Society Division
2022.03.24 23:18
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It’s been a few weeks since Russian forces entered Ukraine. Since then, internal displacement has been growing and millions of people have been leaving the country as refugees, a huge proportion of them fleeing to neighboring countries such as Poland, Romania, and Hungary. The war shows no sign of s
Column
Berhane Weldegebriel Staff Reporter
2022.03.24 23:18
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In recent months, the term “non-fungible token”, or NFT, seems to have taken a significant foothold in our financial media outlets. Despite its origins tracing back as far as 2014, the recent and sudden burst in the popularity of NFTs has undoubtedly left many still confused as to what it actually i
Column
Jun Seong Kim Junior Staff Reporter
2022.03.24 23:18
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Being an international student at KAIST helps one understand what it’s like to be a minority in a larger, monolithic community. Not that we face the kind of oppression and discrimination felt by, say, people of color in the US or women in male-dominated workplaces, but we know how difficult it is to
Debate
Cris Jericho Goh Cruz Staff Reporter
2022.03.24 23:18
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From a foreigner’s point of view, the sensible advice to follow when first in a new country is to stick to your kindred. And this choice does help to settle in a new country rather quickly. But the truth is, the solution is rarely fundamental. International students and workers have trouble learning
Debate
Andrei Kim Staff Reporter
2022.03.24 23:18
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On International Women’s Day last March 8, The KAIST Herald had the chance to interview Professor Meeyoung Cha, a female professor from the School of Computing and an accomplished researcher in the field of data science. A KAIST alumna herself, Professor Cha talked about her experience as a woman in
Interview
Cris Jericho Goh Cruz Staff Reporter
2022.03.24 23:18
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“It’s like, do your homework and then go play with your friends after. And it’s like, no, what if playing with your friends is the point?” — Mark Zuckerberg.The metaverse, for many, is the next “big thing” — and one of, if not the biggest company in the industry, Meta, is looking to lead humanity in
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Andrei Kim Staff Reporter
2022.03.24 23:17
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In South Korea’s fiercest presidential race to date, Yoon Suk-yeol of the conservative People Power Party (PPP) won with 48.56% of total votes. He only had a 0.7% margin over his primary opponent, progressive candidate Lee Jae-myung of the ruling Democratic Party of Korea (DPK). Yoon’s tight victory
People and Community
Chrysan Angela Head of Society Division
2022.03.24 22:31
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Two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, online tools have become indispensable in education. But is “online education” equivalent to simply transferring a pre-existing education system onto online platforms? In an interview with The KAIST Herald, Professor Mik Fanguy from the School of Humanities and
People and Community
Hae-Rim Kim Assistant Editor
2022.02.13 22:37
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I have always been the type of person who likes to have a plan, and backup plans, and backups to those backup plans. My impending state of unemployment, that uncertain time between graduation and graduate school or employment, is bringing up overwhelming feelings of anxiety. It’s making it difficult
Column
Jaymee Palma Senior Staff Reporter
2021.12.18 20:03
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The Center for Ambitious Failure was established in June 2021, in line with President Kwang Hyung Lee’s initiative to establish a “failure laboratory” and to instill a culture of resilience and creativity in KAIST. The KAIST Herald interviewed Professor Junyong Noh, the director of the Center, to fi
Interview
Jaymee Palma Senior Staff Reporter
2021.12.18 20:03