- Overview
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This book, by popular Korean scientist Jeong Jaeseung, gave rise to a boom in liberal arts books with its new attempts to learn science through movies and enjoy movies through science.
- Book Intro
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This best-selling liberal book is also the most recommended by arts and science teachers. * The main reason this book has been so loved is that it provides the fun of discovering the wrong science knowledge in the spectacular sights of blockbuster movies. For example, the light saber in Star Wars would be useless, no matter how much you swung it, due to the characteristics of light. An invisible man, seen in many movies, would actually not even be able to see because his retina would be transparent. The dinosaurs in Jurassic Park mostly come from the Cretaceous period, so it should be called Cretaceous Park. In this way, the author verifies "how scientifically realistic" the premise of a film is. This enhances the pleasure of watching the movie anew and it is also an opportunity to easily understand the scientific knowledge through the media.
The scientists proved that time travel and instantaneous movement, common subjects in science fiction movies, are theoretically feasible and even found a way to create an atmosphere on Mars called the Second Earth. Thus, this book is not only a sharp condemnation of films through the eyes of the scientist, it also shows the present day struggles of science to make the imagination real. It also questions the future of science as seen in films and how the indulgence of science affects human beings.
Through the main characters in the film, who resemble modern people wandering between freedom and indulgence in the Web era, the book presents the proper image of the age. Through the maniac scientist Batman must face, we become wary of the technological imperialist desire to dominate the world with science and technology.
- About the Author
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Jeong Jaeseung
(English) Jeong Jaeseung is a physicist and brain engineer who studies the brain. He received his master's and doctoral degrees from KAIST for Alzheimer's dementia cerebral modeling and symptom prediction using a complex modeling method. He was professor of psychiatry at Yale University School of Medicine, professor of physics at Korea University, and assistant professor of psychiatry at Columbia University, currently works in bio and neuroengineering field. His research interests lie in decision-making neuroscience, and focuses on brain-computer interface and brain-based AI. Books he has written include Twelve Footprints and Science Concerts, and he was selected as the Next Generation Global Leader at the 2009 World Economic Forum.
(Japanese) 脳を研究する物理学者、脳科学者。KAISTで物理学専攻で学部を卒業し、同校で複雑系モデリング法を適用したアルツハイマー型認知症の脳モデリングと症状予測で修士号と博士号を取得。2009年世界経済フォーラム(ダボスフォーラム)で「次世代グローバルリーダー」に選ばれ、2011年大韓民国科学文化賞を受賞。著書に『チョン・ジェスンの科学コンサート』、『物理学者は映画で科学を見る』、『脳科学者は映画で人間を見る』などがある。
(Indonesian) Penulis mengambil jurusan Ilmu Fisika di KAIST. Pernah menjabat sebagai peneliti jurusan psikiatris di Yale University Medical School, asisten profesor jurusan psikiatris di Columbia University Medical School, hingga saat ini sebagai profesor BIO and Brain Engineering di KAIST.
- Selection
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Ministry of Science and Technology, Certified as Good Science Book
Korean Publication Ethics Committee, Recommended book
Korea Publisher Society, Recommended book