What is a negativity bias? When we watch the news in the media, we like to feel that it’s mostly just bad news and terrible news. Whether it’s news like a cat that can’t get off a tree, the divorce of 1001 current artists, or the steadily falling price of meatballs caused by the corruption … Read more
What’s so good about Kånken bags? Fans of backpack models may be familiar with the Swedish brand Kanken. This carrying bag was created with the noble mission of dealing with the complaints of school-age children in Sweden who have back pain due to carrying a traditional bag. Who would have thought Fjallraven’s box-shaped lightweight backpack … Read more
Why are the traffic lights in red yellow and green? Did you know that the meaning of traffic light colors varies between countries and regions? Fluent speakers of English might expect red to mean “stop”, green to mean “go”, and yellow to mean something in between. But what do these traffic light colors mean in … Read more
What clothes should you iron? Ironing is an insignificant job but important that I do it often. At least once a week I iron. More or less, for almost four years, I have been doing this useless work. During ironing, I have also experienced some difficulties several times. From irons that can’t be hot to … Read more
Is there any evidence of life beyond Earth? Our universe is like infinity. There are about 100 billion stars like the sun in our galaxy, 200 billion galaxies in our universe and maybe there are billions of planets that can be lived like the earth. If our universe is so full of life — why … Read more
Japanese culture in the United States is no longer foreign to some people. Famous Japanese cultures in the United States include anime, manga, light novels, language, to traditional clothing. Based on my experience, I got to know some Japanese culture through Japanese subjects when I was in high school. Through this Japanese subject, I was … Read more
Did you know that the first typewriter with a standard QWERTY keyboard was invented in 1873? The QWERTY keyboard is named after the first six letters of its top row. But why are those the most common letters, and not something else? And what does “QWERTY” mean anyway? Why not JWERTY or some other combination … Read more
What is shoe number? Determining the size of shoes that fit on our feet is difficult yet easy. If you buy the shoes and come to the store immediately, it’s good, we can try them. The thing is, if we buy it online it’ll be another story. We need to know the size of our … Read more
The earth, where we live today, 70% of it is made up of water. But of the 70% volume of water on earth, 97.5% is saltwater, and only 2.5% is fresh water that can be consumed by humans. The amount of fresh water on this earth is still mostly in the form of ice sheets … Read more
What does flannel shirt mean? While looking at the Uniqlo flannel shirt, for a moment I remembered Kurt Cobain’s figure. With Nirvana and his Nevermind album, the world seems to be taken in a different direction. All the slices, from the music, and the chaos, to the dressing style, are the legacy of a time … Read more