preface

Chapter 1: Distinctions That Don't Allow Ambiguity

1.
The Korean peninsula we live in is originally an ambiguous place?
2.
Ambiguity, the natural law and most natural form of nature
3.
The belief in a single ethnicity and the hidden intention to differentiate between races
4.
The beginning of differentiation, school

Episode 2: A Warning When Ambiguity Disappears

1.
The crisis that arises when ecological ambiguity disappears
2.
The dangers of homogenized livestock through factory farming
3.
The impact of animal diversity loss on plants
4.
Cultural homogenization and language extinction due to globalization

Episode 3: The Charm of Ambiguity

1.
Workation: The Ambiguous Coexistence of Work and Vacation
2.
Food, clothing, and shelter reinterpreted in ambiguity
3.
The value and charm of 'hills' that are neither mountains nor plains
4.
Creative works of art that emerge through ambiguity
5.
Find the Golden Ratio of Ambiguity! Coffee Blending
6.
New possibilities for boundaries

Episode 4: The Value of Ambiguity

1.
The Value and New Future of the DMZ
2.
Speaking of the Doctrine of the Mean, the wisdom of a life without bias
3.
The power struggle between hot and cold air, the monsoon season is a problem regardless of whether it's long or short.
4.
The value of tidal flats that resemble both the sea and the land
5.
Neither sea water nor fresh water is the 'treasure of the East Coast'
6.
Surprising usefulness and ambiguity here and there
7.
The East Coast is full of charm, with beautiful mountains and beautiful seas.

Episode 5: The Role of Ambiguity

1.
The Wakhan Corridor, a buffer zone between imperialist nations
2.
The buffer zone shook and war broke out?
3.
Ambiguity as Balance and Diversity
4.
Glaciers, perennial snow, and research permafrost that hold the past
5.
Antarctica, a continent so ambiguous that it's actually peaceful
6.
Middling provincial cities that need to be saved

Episode 6: The Fun of Ambiguity

1.
The fun and possibilities of boundaries
2.
There's a country that plays on the equator?
3.
Varla, a Dutch-Belgian border town
4.
Crossing the US-Canada border: Two countries in one building
5.
Where the borders of Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay meet
6.
Urban regeneration in the "middle zone" and the process of becoming a hot spot

Episode 7: The Strategy of Ambiguity

1.
A neutral country, a country that is neither on this side nor on that side
2.
How did Canberra become Australia's capital?
3.
Strategic ambiguity is critical in US-China relations
4.
A cathedral resembling a temple and a statue of the Virgin Mary resembling an indigenous person
5.
Metaverse Opera: Where Art and Technology Meet
6.
Starbucks' Creative Cultural Fusion and Localization
7.
The Secret to Growing Companies: The Synergy of Diversity and Inclusion
8.
Population crisis, immigration debate, and diverse society
9.
Australia, a multicultural nation that finds competitiveness through 'difference and blending'

References

A geographical perspective that finds utility in uselessness

Because there is no set answer, there is a lot of room for imagination and interpretation.
The author says that whatever you try will lead to new discoveries.
Upcycling artist Thomas Dambor collected plastic waste and created a colorful forest for display.
It is said that over 800 people collected 3 tons of trash over two months.
Meanwhile, the old border between West and East Germany has been transformed into a nature reserve called the Grünesband.
The land that had become a border after a long conflict finally recovered its natural ecosystem when human access decreased.
Who would have imagined that a piece of trash kicked underfoot could become a work of art that would capture people's attention?
Who could have predicted that trees and grass would grow and living creatures would breathe in the place where the scars of war remained?
Understanding ambiguity is also a process of encountering new meaning.

“We need to be more flexible and inclusive.”
Questions We Must Ask for a Better World

What would a world without ambiguity look like?
The author highlights the contemporary era in which biodiversity is being destroyed by excessive development and livestock farming.
Wild animals, displaced by the climate crisis, are roaming the planet, and ancient viruses trapped in the ice caps are awakening, causing deadly diseases.
Biodiversity is a crisis for humanity.
The author writes that what we need most today is none other than practical action.
He says that protecting biodiversity is not unrelated to protecting and respecting our daily lives.
How can we move towards a better world?
It may seem like an ambiguous question, but I think that's precisely why we can find many answers.