Create Your Own Image with Your Own Scent: Experience Perfume Workshop

Our sense of smell is one of the most important human senses. People don’t like the smell of subways and buses full of people in summer. However, being able to perceive bad smells means that our sense of smell is working normally among our body functions. A team of researchers from the University of Dresden, Germany conducted a study of 32 adults asking them about their sense of smell, their daily lives, social relationships, and their favorit...

The Longing and Desire of Things That I Thought Were Natural during My College Life.

In the 2020 school year, most of the classes and various events were held in a non-face-to-face manner. Events and activities that were held face-to-face have been canceled, and there are many cases where classmates and seniors in the same department do not know each other. As a result, psychological and social distance has made us disconnected. It’s hard because it’s different from the university life you thought, but what would many student...

Enjoy a Safe Distance Trip And a Cozy Bookstore Tour in Downtown Seoul!

Everyone needs a certain amount of time to think. How about having some time alone in a quiet bookstore? Let’s stop doing housework on our day off and enjoy some leisure time! If you look around Seoul, there are unique bookstores that you inadvertently passed by. Buying books on the Internet is more common these days and it’s often cumbersome to go to the bookstore to buy books. However, if a bookstore selling books has its own special space...

Who Is the Real Murderer Who Killed the Grandmother?

Reasoning is a type of thought training where we can think outside box. Looking at the problem below from anew perspective will allow us to solve it. If you use a hypothesis by identifying the core problem and putting all the clues together, you will definitely find the right murderer. Pharos guarantees that the feeling of joy after getting the question right is beyond description. Keep in mind, there is no perfect crime! A murder occurred ...

Seongsu-Dong, From Achromatic Factory Complex to A Colorful Neighborhood!

Seongsu-dong was a semi-industrial area where commercial and residential facilities coexisted as huge factories were built in the 1960s and 1970s due to its proximity to downtown areas such as Euljiro and Jongno. Gradually, the abandoned factory buildings were renovated to stores, and the unique spaces of these stores made it into a popular neighborhood. With the recent construction of various luxury residential complexes and la...

You’ve Probably Heard of Wrong and Funny English Expressions in K-pop Songs

Now that BTS has hit number one on the Billboard Global Excl. U.S charts, there’s a craze for K-pop all over the world. As days go by, Korean idol groups’s songs are becoming popular abroad. However, it is common for people to suddenly notice awkward English lyrics in K-pop songs and this makes them bust up or get confused. Therefore, the Pharos wants to point out some awkward English expressions in K-pop lyrics and inform students at ...

Mask Types: How Much Do You Know?

Everyone in the nation has been required to wear masks in external places due to COVID-19, so masks have become a necessity in everyday life. At the mask fashion show, models wore masks with beads or traditional patterns, and Jung Eun-kyung, head of the Central Anti-Disaster Countermeasures Headquarters, wore masks with the words “Cheer up, Republic of Korea!” to deliver the message. This type of mask has various types and designs, suc...

Meet Kim Joon-yong, Founder of Social Venture Company “CareforU.”

“Startup” means a start-up company that was first used in Silicon Valley in the U.S. It usually refers to a venture company that has innovative technologies and ideas. There is a student at Kyonggi University who founded a “startup.” The Pharos met with Kim Joon-yong, who has been receiving a lot of awards in various contests and start-up competitions for his start-up business under the name of “social enterprise.” ...

Why Can’t You Sleep Well at Night?

If you search “sleep” on the internet, you can check the definition of sleep: “The state of rest in conscious activity.” Namely, sleep is the only time that people can rest in an unconscious state. In Korea, there is a common saying: “Sleep is the best medicine.” That means that sleep is very important for human beings. However, many modern people can’t sleep well for various reasons. The Pharos is going to examine the habits and re...

What Is True Faith?

COVID-19 has strengthened social distinctions and has disrupted schedules. People are trying hard to overcome the COVID-19 crisis at the expense of many inconveniences. Nevertheless, some religious groups are calling for cooperation in social distinctions a violation of "religious freedom" stipulated in the Constitution. On the contrary, some groups actively cooperate with the government's guidelines, showing mixed views in the same religious ...