biology

The Origin of Life: The Moment the Evolutionary Dominoes Began
Circulatory System: The Heart Beats 2 Billion Times
Nervous System: Robots with Nerves
Cell Theory: The Smallest Living Things
Biological Taxonomy: Organizing in Boxes
Darwinism: Survival of the fittest
Pathology and Bacterial Infection: Strange Smells and Tiny Microbes
Genetics: Your body is rich in nucleic acids.
Mycelium Revolution: Beneficial Mushrooms
The Mystery of the Trees: The Forgotten Forest
CRISPR: The Future of DNA

chemistry

Alchemy: Get Rich Easily
Law of Conservation of Matter: We Never Disappear
Oxygen: Explosion or Breathing?
Purification: Clean Water and Health
The Periodic Table: The Universe in a Table
Explosives: A more effective way to blow something up
Internal Combustion Engine: The Aesthetics of Efficiency
Electronics: The basics of the basics
The Haber-Bosch Process: The Greatest Untold Idea
Polymers: A World Made of Plastic
Oral Contraceptives: The Pill of Choice

physics

Mathematics: A Metaverse Made of Numbers
Heliocentrism: A Copernican Perspective on the World
Newtonian Mechanics: Big Things Attract People
Wave-particle duality: neither here nor there
Electromagnetism: All visible light
Earth: The Structure of the Land We Live On
Thermodynamics and Entropy: Inexorable Decay Over Time
Special Relativity: My Today is Your Tomorrow
Quantum Mechanics: Zombie Cats and Superheroes
Union: You Who Make Me Whole Again
Nuclear Energy: Potential Beyond Imagination
Big Bang: It wasn't big and there was no explosion
String Theory: The One Rule That Ties It All Together
Dark Matter and Dark Energy: The Magic of the Universe
The Simulation Hypothesis: Is This World a Game?

medicine

Traditional Chinese Medicine: A Very Old and Very Obscure Art
Humoral Theory: Blood, Phlegm, Bile
Anesthesia: No pain and (usually) no death!
Vaccines: A Technology That Has Saved Countless Lives Since 1796
Disinfectant: Mr. Lister
Cesarean Section: Cutting Mortality Rates
X-ray: The magic of seeing skulls
Cancer Treatment: Cancer is Just a Disease
Modern Medicine: The Advantages of 'Big Pharma'
Psychiatry: Uncovering What's Hidden Beneath
Antibiotics: Don't eat moldy bread
Organ Transplant: Lend Me Your Ear, I'll Lend You My Hand
In Vitro Fertilization: Filling Hope with Science
Nanotechnology: Nano is the Future

society

The Great Migration: Long-Distance Travel and Genocide
Livestock: Man's Best Friend(s)
Marriage: Legalizing Sexual Relationships
City: Unpack and settle in
Nation and State: Immigration and War
Empire: When One Country Is Not Enough
Structural Engineering: The Technology That Keeps London Bridge From Collapsed
Money: The cause and solution of everything in the world
Bank: You can't carry it around
Business: Nothing to lose, much to gain.
Mass production: responsible for making only pin heads
Trickle-Down Effect: When wealth overflows, it trickles down.
Welfare State: No one is left behind
Ads: Top Google Search Exposure
Nudge Theory: A Whisper in Your Ear
Mutually Assured Destruction: If I Go, You Go

politics

Monarchy: The crown is heavy, but the chains are heavier.
Separation of Church and State: Don't Bring Religion to the Dinner Table
Sovereignty: You have no power here.
Aristocracy: good family and noble lineage
Democracy: Giving the people what they want
The Dynamics of the Modern State: Why Politics Must Be Boring
Communism: The Tree of Marxism
Fascism: How to Spot the Signs
Freedom: A Complex Concept
Freedom of Expression: Ensuring Diversity of Viewpoints
Human Rights: The Right to Better Treatment
The United Nations: A New World Order
Feminism: The Distribution of Power
Civil Rights: Demanding What's Right
Environmentalism: A Broken World
Utopia: The Power of Unrealistic Thinking
War: It Should Be a Last Resort

technology

Irrigation: artificial water channels
Food preservation: smoking, salting, spam
Navigation: Wow, land!
Maps: A Perspective on the World
The Wheel: The Origin of Great Ideas
Sword: A sharp, well-forged weapon
Lighthouse: Here!
Gunpowder: A pretty and deadly powder
Clock: Slave to Time
Steam engine: chugging!
Electricity: Modern Magic
Computers: A necessity of modern society
Phone: Hey!
Radio: DJ and White Noise
Flight: To the ends of the sky
Space Exploration: Look at my big rocket
GPS: Know where you are
The Internet: An Unbreakable Addiction
Social Media: Unstoppable Scrolling
Artificial Intelligence: The Future to Come

culture

Poetry: Rhyme, Recitation, Linguistics
Dance: The Movement of Our Soul
Letters: scribbles on paper
The Printing Press: The Opportunist Who Changed the World
Education: What We Need to Know
History: A long time ago
Western Classical Music: The Joy of Diverse Melodies
Novel: The Form of Women
Perspective: A picture disappearing into the distance
Theatre: Those who perform tragedy and comedy
Fashion: Still wearing bell-bottoms
Pro Sports: You can't be a good team.
Movie: Tear-Soaked Popcorn
Pop Music: Nostalgia for the Pop Stars of Yesterday
Postcolonial Criticism: National Trauma
Computer Games: Console Wars
The Video-On-Demand Revolution: The Fable of the Blockbuster
Religion and faith
Creation Myth: In the Beginning
Ancestor Worship: Honoring Those Who Have Gone Before
Pantheism: All is one
Ghosts: A Very Old Fear
Monotheism: One true God
Hell: Sadistic Peeking
Taoism: Going with the Flow
Prayer: Communication with God
Meditation: Finding Your Center
Incarnation: The Bridge to God
Atheism: God is not involved
The End: The End of the World Has Arrived

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Curious philosophy nerd,
Turning to the world beyond philosophy

Curious people have one thing in common.
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Johnny Thompson, who taught philosophy for over a decade and is now a full-time writer, is no exception.
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This is because I learned how many concepts we encounter in our daily lives, such as 'utopia', 'banking', 'marriage', 'evolution', and 'Big Bang', emerged through interesting contexts and trial and error, and how these stories lead us to an intellectual life.

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Taking conversation to the next level
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The reason this book doesn't feel boring is thanks to the author's excellent writing skills.
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Easy but not shallow, short but gets to the point.
Thanks to this, learning each concept feels like an interesting conversation rather than a boring study.
The author's simple yet cute pictograms are added here, making even complex content easy to understand at a glance.
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The moment an amazing concept emerged,
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