Friday Special Lecture for High School and University Students_2024
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Summer Semester Program 2024
Major changes in Mars' environment: Mysteries of life in the Universe [JP]
Are there other planets in the Universe that could support life like Earth? Mars once underwent major climate changes from a warm climate with oceans to a dry and extremely cold climate. Studying Mars may shed light on the conditions for life-supporting planets in the Universe. NOTE: - This lecture was conducted only in Japanese. ★Your sharing on SNS may inspire others.
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水資源が希少化する一方で世界人口は増加の一途をたどっており、限られた水資源をいかに分配するかが大きな課題です。一方、日本など先進国の一部では人口減少の渦中に水道インフラの更新期に突入し、 従来型の大規模な水道システムの持続可能性が危ぶまれています。このような社会情勢の中、SDG6が掲げる「だれひとり取り残さない水供給」をどう実現するのか、一緒に解決策を探りましょう。 講師：小熊 久美子 ★高校生と大…
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Viruses, Humans, and Vaccines - COVID-19 and Measles [JP]
The pandemic of the novel coronavirus has reminded us that the management of infectious diseases is one of the most critical challenges facing humanity. Using COVID-19 and measles as examples, we will consider what viruses are, the importance of vaccines, and how to prevent and control infectious diseases. NOTE: - This lecture was conducted only in Japanese. ★Your sharing on SNS may inspire …
International cooperation for a 'world without conflict' [JP]
As the wars in Ukraine and Gaza demonstrate, 'conflict' has been a constant in the world in recent years. This lecture will consider how such conflicts can be understood and what can be done to contain their escalation from the perspective of international cooperation. In particular, it will discuss the socio-political conditions for conflict prevention. The speaker will also talk about how he be…
The "inconvenience" of society as seen from the problems of the CODA――What is a disability? ＊CODA: Hearing children of deaf or hard-of-hearing parents.[JP]
CODA (Children of Deaf Adults) refers to children whose parents are deaf/hard of hearing and who grow up between the deaf world of their parents and the audible world outside. They sometimes act as interpreters for their parents and are classified as young carers. In this lecture we will explore the structure of social “inconvenience” and what “disability” is, based on the concerns of CODA. NO…
A cultural-historical analysis of the so-called “Spanish is easy” rumors: Liberal Arts, Literature and Foreign Languages at Japanese Universities [JP]
Have you ever heard the rumor that Spanish is easy when it comes to choosing a second foreign language at university? It is true that Spanish is familiar to Japanese from a phonetic point of view, and in this sense it is easy for beginners. But is that the only reason why it is considered easy? In this lecture we will try to put the "Spanish is easy" rumors into context, not from a linguistic poi…
Winter Semester Program 2024
Considering post-COVID-19 society in comparison to pre-war Japan - with a focus on the relationship between companies and people.
Pre-war Japanese society was plagued by various infectious diseases such as Spanish flu and tuberculosis. We will explore how people lived in pre-war Japan, focusing on the relationship between companies and people. We will then reflect on the future of our society in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic. NOTE: - This lecture was conducted only in Japanese. ★Your sharing on SNS may inspire…
Unlocking the Body's Natural Springs: A Mechanical Perspective on Human Movement
We often hear, "Their body has a natural spring to it." But what exactly does this mean? Continuous movements like jumping rope are remarkably similar to the oscillation of a mass-spring system responding to external forces. In this lecture, I will explore the mechanical principles behind the body's "spring-like" mechanisms and explain how they function in human movement. NOTE: - This lecture …
Cosmology as a probe of high energy and gravitational physics
How did the universe begin? What is the nature of black holes? What are the fundamental laws of the universe that describe matters and their interactions? What is the origin of spacetime? You will come up with a lot of questions about the universe. Cosmology explores these questions based on cutting-edge theories and the latest observational and experimental data. In this lecture, I will first gi…
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