Entries from 2015-05-01 to 1 month

Getting Rid of Binary-Thinking; the world is more complicated than we think, that's why interesting.

Probably, most of us have said this at least once: "He is a smart person!!" Well, I don't think it's a problem to say such a thing but today, I want to think about it. Certainly, there are lots of types of smartness: having a good memory, …

Optimism as a Professionalism (English)

What I'm studying now in my MA degree is so-called "development studies."Development studies is a broad academic discipline but its main focus is topics such as poverty, conflict, terrorism, inequality, human rights, climate change and so …

Hablando Otros Idiomas (español)

No sé por qué pero me ha interesado aprender otros idiomas desde cuando era pequeño. Cuando hablo diferentes idiomas, me doy cuenta de que mi pensamiento cambia.Cuando estoy hablando inglés, digo algo que nunca digo cuando estoy hablando j…

AとBの間(あいだ) 〜アントレプレナーシップ〜

大学時代のゼミの専攻は、「社会起業論」、英語でいうと「Social Entrepreneurship」でした。 フランスにいた時に学んだんですが、この英語の名詞、「Entrepreneurship(アントレプレナーシップ)」の語源はフランス語の動詞Entreprendreにあるようです。(…

Anthropocene: limit of our cognitive ability? (English)

It is said that the modern world is "Anthropocene." According to Dictionary.com, "Anthropocene" is "the present geological epoch (from the time of the Industrial Revolution onwards), during which humanity has begun to have a significant im…