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Jensen Huang, the founder, president, and CEO of Nvidia, the most valuable chip company in the US, is the ultimate engineer at the forefront of computing technology. This year, he was named one of Time magazine’s top 100 most influential people, and the tributary article was written by Andrew Ng — a
People and Community
Hanbit Lee Staff Reporter
2021.12.18 20:03
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For the last few decades, mankind, or at least the proportion that believes in climate change, have searched for more sustainable, renewable, non-carbon based energy sources to prevent the approaching climate apocalypse. Nuclear, solar, wind, and hydro-electric power sources have been developed and
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Kun-Woo Song Senior Staff Reporter
2021.12.18 20:03
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In recent years, hydrogen seems to have become the new buzzword in the fight against climate change. As governments and industries seek to transition towards cleaner energy sources, hydrogen is stealing the spotlight. To date, 12 countries have published national hydrogen strategies, with nine publi
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Hanbit Lee Staff Reporter
2021.12.18 20:03
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As a cat lover, I love spending my time randomly scrolling through cute cat clips on Instagram and YouTube. When I was younger, my family used to “host” some stray cats too — although my parents’ concerns for hygiene prevented me from interacting too closely with them. Aside from that, I’ve never ha
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Chrysan Angela Head of Society Division
2021.12.18 20:03
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May 18, 1980. Students of Chonnam National University charge at armed soldiers during a protest against the closure of the institution and the newly imposed limitations on academic freedom. Armed forces violently retaliate, attacking the students with batons and rifles. The ever-increasing number of
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ChaeYeon Ryu Junior Staff Reporter
2021.12.18 20:03
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Thinking about leaving KAIST is the best and worst at the same time. I’ve joked about being desperate to escape this school for so long that now it’s almost a reality, it hardly seems real. I’m finally going to graduate, move on to studying something I actually enjoy; perhaps even grow up and become
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Ada Carpenter Senior Staff Reporter
2021.12.18 20:03
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After three years in the Undergraduate Clubs Union as a member and a year as its acting president, Jaehee Kim, a junior in the School of Computing and the School of Electrical Engineering, shared about the essential work the student-led organization has been providing for the benefit of the clubs at
People and Community
Andrei Kim Junior Staff Reporter
2021.11.21 21:18
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Before you decide to become the next Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, or Bill Gates — if, and only if, you have enough talent, support, and privilege to even qualify — you need to first be trained in the ways of a Future LeaderTM, superior human beings who are worthy of carrying the torch of our capitalist ol
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Chrysan Angela Head of Society Division
2021.11.21 21:18
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In the late 2000s, Social Media as a phenomenon was hailed as a cradle for freedom of speech at a scale unseen before, letting people unite their voices to make them more powerful. In the current state of social media, considering its rapid development in the last decade and rise in popularity along
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Andrei Kim Junior Staff Reporter
2021.11.21 21:18
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We have talked about social media before — how ubiquitous its presence is in our lives, how the rise of trolls and fake news warn us to be more careful, and how it is harming our society. With the release of the Facebook Papers and Frances Haugen’s testimony as a whistleblower, we now have concrete
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Jaymee Palma Senior Staff Reporter
2021.11.21 21:18
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There is a popular joke on the internet: “both the worst and best part of living alone is the fact that mom is not at home.” Living alone means you have complete freedom to use the space however you see fit with no intervention from others. It also means that you must take care of everything on your
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Hanbit Lee Staff Reporter
2021.11.21 21:18
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As the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) took place in Glasgow, UK, The KAIST Herald looked closer to home for an insight into science and environmental policy for the modern age. We sat down with Professor Buhm Soon Park, the Director of the Center for Anthropocene Studies at KA
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Ada Carpenter Senior Staff Reporter
2021.11.21 21:18
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Google the word “self-care”, and you’ll most likely find articles about the five self-care habits you need, or how sleep and exercise are essential, or capitalist suggestions of buying “self-care kits”. Especially in the past year, more and more people are looking to self-care techniques to help cop
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Jaymee Palma Senior Staff Reporter
2021.11.21 21:18
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‘Twas the morning of October 25th, people carried on with their lives, researching in labs, going to work, or getting ready for class. Everything seemed like an average weekday morning, well of course, until the internet died. With the sudden information blackout, like panic buys in a shortage, peop
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Kun-Woo Song Senior Staff Reporter
2021.11.21 21:18
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You have a deadline in two hours and an exam in two weeks. You haven’t started the deadline yet, nor have you started studying. Because whenever you try to, you feel anxious and judge yourself for not being able to do the homework perfectly or understand the exam contents. You always do this; you sh
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Jaymee Palma Senior Staff Reporter
2021.10.26 18:27
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On September 29, I participated in a book talk by Jeong You Jeong held by the KAIST library. She came to talk about her newest book, The Complete Happiness, which is about a narcissist driving everyone around her into misery for her own happiness. In relation to the book, Jeong talked about psycholo
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Kun-Woo Song Senior Staff Reporter
2021.10.26 18:27
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The ability to bring new life into the world will forever be one of the most mundane miracles of humanity — challenging but commonplace, both simple and incredibly complex. Most people, even from childhood, have considered becoming a parent at some point; some might even make life plans years in adv
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Ada Carpenter Senior Staff Reporter
2021.10.26 18:26
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Every change in the tide begins with a ripple. Fifty years ago, in September 1971, an ad-hoc group of environmentalists called the Don’t Make a Wave Committee assembled with one goal: stopping US nuclear testing off the west coast of Alaska. Planning to put themselves in the path of a bomb, they set
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Ada Carpenter Senior Staff Reporter
2021.10.26 18:26
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When I returned home after my first semester in KAIST, “Did you have plastic surgery?” was among the most frequently asked questions by friends. Each time, the question was asked with a little chuckle, and was not meant to be taken seriously. Indeed, South Korea is famous for having the highest numb
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Chrysan Angela Head of Society Division
2021.10.26 18:26
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In November 2017, the residents of Pohang were devastated by the strongest earthquake in South Korea’s modern history. Commendable government response resulted in 80% of the damages being restored within 4 days of the initial earthquake, and after three weeks, cash donations amounting to more than 3
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Benedict Fabia Junior Staff Reporter
2021.10.26 18:26