BBC Article: “Kenya pollution: How air sensors are helping people fight pollution” https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-50647465 The subject of the BBC News article, John Keiti, lives in a part of Kenya that suffers from serious pollution. He borrowed air pollution sensors and set up a system that broadcast the data. As a result a Read more…
Article: https://blog.gaijinpot.com/tbs-news-explains-japan-has-fewer-covid-19-cases-thanks-to-japanese-pronunciation/ A Japanese media outlet has given a reason for Japan’s low number of coronavirus compared to other countries. According to TBS, Japanese pronunciation expels less air (and therefore corona virus particles). The broadcast had a very basic and very unscientific test of the theory. Obviously, there are a Read more…
Article: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/race-relations-survey-canada-british-columbia-1.5389940 The CBC article discusses a Canada-wide survey which shows that “one in five Canadians experiences discrimination regularly or occasionally.” The RLE has an interesting connection to November 2020 TOK Essay Prescribed Title #5. The “questions” in the Prescribed Title could be linked to the racial discrimination survey. A Read more…
There is considerable disagree about the value of pop art as well as the value of traditional methods of creating art vs. using digital media. Finding an RLE where there are two sides for November 2020 TOK Essay Prescribed Title #1 is just the start. The next steps must include Read more…
Torstein Lerhol, who suffers from spinal muscular atrophy, had a set of photos taken to highlight the cultural obsession with beauty. This article provides some additional information on Lerhol including his political aspirations: http://www.nordiclabourjournal.org/i-fokus/in-focus-2019/inclusion/article.2019-05-24.9441024030 The photos highlight the relationship between an individual’s point of view and art. In this RLE Read more…
KQ: To what extent is research limited by expertise? The “limited by expertise” phrase in the KQ leads to a discussion of how questions asked may be limited to a person’s area of expertise. KQ: To what extent does language limit knowledge acquisition? This KQ is about how language may Read more…
Fritz Fischer was a German historian who focused on WWI. Many German historians had argued that Germany only had limited responsibility for WWI but Fischer found a significant amount of evidence to the contrary. When Fischer published his work he was attacked by other German historians. A more in-depth look Read more…
The Japan Medical Association’s Principles of Medical Ethics: “The physician should strive to achieve a lifelong dedication to continuing education, to keep abreast of medical knowledge and technology, and to support its progress and development. The physician should be aware of the dignity and responsibility of his/her occupation and strive Read more…
Article: Lasers reveal Maya war ruins “ARCHAEOLOGISTS GUIDED BY laser images of a remote region of northern Guatemala have discovered 20-foot-high walls, watchtowers, and other evidence that ancient Maya societies waged large-scale warfare over many years. The finds have upended long-established impressions of a civilization that tamed the jungle and built Read more…
5. “The questions we can ask depend more on what we already know than on what we do not know.” Discuss this claim with reference to two areas of knowledge. The questions – What kinds of questions are asked in an AOK? What kinds of questions are being asked in a specific RLE? How Read more…