[This Week's Books] 'Science Challenging Science' and More

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It explains what Science and Technology Studies (STS) is and what it means. STS is a discipline that explores whether the science around us is truly truth and law. For example, considering the severe climate crisis humanity faces today, it is difficult to say that the science and technology developed by humanity so far is the absolute truth. STS examines the ways and processes science and technology affect our lives, various contexts, and what we should do now for a better future from the perspective of STS. (Written by Bruno Latour et al. / Ium)

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This is one of the representative works of 19th-century French sociologist Gustave Le Bon (1841?1931). Published in 1895, it became a major sensation at the time, being translated into more than 20 languages within a year. It is regarded as a masterpiece that laid the foundation for social psychology and crowd psychology. It was also a must-read for later politicians and investors who wanted to understand the minds of the masses. Le Bon analyzed crowds as entities easily swept away by agitation and deceived by images and illusions, and he was criticized for his work being exploited by dictators such as Hitler. (Written by Gustave Le Bon / Translated by Lee Jae-hyung / Moonye Publishing)

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This is the collection of works awarded the 18th Kim Yu-jeong Literary Award. The winning work, "Baucis's Horse," is a story by novelist Bae Su-a that reinterprets the tale of "Baucis" from Greek mythology. The judging panel praised it as a beautiful short story that foretells the depth of language arts to come. The other five works that made it to the final round are also included: "Hurricane Night" by Moon Ji-hyeok, "Funeral Sale" by Park Ji-young, "That Dog and the Revolution" by Ye So-yeon, "Body and Borderless Zone" by Lee Seo-su, and "Here is Seoul" by Jeon Jun-hwa. (Written by Bae Su-a et al. / Eunhaengnamu)

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