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Thinking about human-to-human communication through human-machine interactions

It has been said that the 2020 coronavirus pandemic has significantly changed the way we communicate. This may continue even after the coron ...

Transitions accelerated by the spread of COVID-19

About transition studies I have been focusing on “transition” as a study of policy processes. In the Japanese language, it...

Will cities become more virtual due to COVID-19 led migration?

In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic has reportedly triggered an outflow of population from Tokyo to other prefectures. Looking at the data, howev ...

COVID-19 and Environmental Issues – Climate Change and Others

Effects of COVID-19 on climate change issues As you know, efforts to control COVID-19 are trade-offs with economic activities. Due...

Songbirds like it sweet: Songbird ancestors evolved a new way to taste sugar

Humans can easily identify sweet-tasting foods – and with pleasure. However, many carnivorous animals lack this ability, and whether birds, ...

What is needed to make renewable energy a common resource

Recently, in order to achieve a zero-CO₂ emissions society by 2050, the target to increase the renewable energy ratio from the current 15% t ...

Decision-making and Policy – From the viewpoint of economics

Here, let us think about decision-making in policy decisions from the viewpoint of economics.

System development has started for early diagnosis of cancer at a molecular level

Molecular imaging is an early diagnostic method for cancer. This is a technique for imaging the movement in a body at a molecular level, and ...

Social Security and Administrative Governance after COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic has passed through the first wave (peaking in late April 2020), the second wave (peaking in early August 2020), and th ...