Wisdom Forest

Professor Kim Yi-jae is a geographer studying meta-geography that determines fate.

What happens if the world's most dangerous glacier collapses? Polar scientist Dr. Lee Won-sang takes us to the front lines of the climate battlefield: the Thwaites Glacier, famously known as the "Doomsday Glacier." If it goes, global sea levels will surge, swallowing coastlines and redrawing the world map forever.

The 16th-century "Silver Road" pioneered globalization by linking the Americas, Europe, and Asia through a maritime network fueled by China's silver-driven economy and a rare era of global power balance. This vast trade system created a sophisticated "butterfly effect" where the flow of a single metal dictated the rise and fall of empires across the globe.

Beyond the ideals of equality in the Declaration of Independence, this series explores the dark realities of indigenous displacement, the contradictions of slavery, and the systemic discrimination that shaped America. By confronting these historical wounds and modern efforts to rectify them, it offers a profound look at the raw evolution of a democracy still in progress.

"Everything you know about the Middle East is just the surface." Go beyond the headlines of terror and war to uncover 1,300 years of hidden truths. From the era of peaceful coexistence to the 20th-century power plays that ignited the Israel-Palestine conflict, this series deconstructs deep-rooted biases. Explore the raw, multi-layered reality of a region shaped by geopolitics, not just religion.

Professor Kim Kyung-il from Ajou University’s Department of Psychology is here to provide the answer to why we seek wisdom.