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Previous Topics

AY 2022

MonthDate and Place
April 2022■April 15 (Friday) 12:40-13:40 @Taki Plaza B2F Workshop room 2 and online (Zoom)
Topic: Aesthetics of built environment of postsoviet cities

■April 22 (Friday) 12:40-13:40 @Taki Plaza B2F Workshop room 2 and online (Zoom)
Topic: Construction Robots- The application of construction industry in Japan

■April 29 (Friday) No Open Forum
May 2022■May 6 (Friday) 12:40-13:40 @Taki Plaza B2F Workshop room 2 and online (Zoom)
Topic: How to get your driving license in Japan

■May 13 (Friday) 12:40-13:40 @Taki Plaza B2F Workshop room 2 and online (Zoom)
Topic: What is this dress color? -Importance of dialogue-

■May 20 (Friday)12:40-13:40 @ Room 309A, 3rd floor, South Bldg. 6 and online (Zoom)
No presentation. Process group meeting using card games. (Facilitator: Professor Lorinda Kiyama)

■May 27 (Friday)12:40-13:40 @Room 309A, 3rd floor, South Bldg. 6 and online (Zoom)
Topic: How do foreigners live in Japan? -An introduction of ethnic communities in local society-\\
June 2022■June 3 (Friday) 12:40-13:40 @Room 309A, 3rd floor, South Bldg. 6 and online (Zoom)
No presentation. Process group meeting using card games. (Facilitator: Professor Lorinda Kiyama)

■June 10 (Friday) 12:40-13:40 @Taki Plaza B2F Workshop room 2 and online (Zoom)
No presentation. Process group meeting using card games. (Facilitator: Professor Lorinda Kiyama)

■June 17 (Friday) 12:40-13:40 @Taki Plaza B2F Workshop room 2 and online (Zoom)
Topic: Alcohol in society

■June 24 (Friday) 12:40-13:40 @Taki Plaza B2F Workshop room 2 and online (Zoom)
Topic: “Mottainai” Society in Japan
July 2022■July 1 (Friday) 12:40-13:40 @Taki Plaza B2F Workshop room 2 and online (Zoom)
Topic: Lottery in Thai society

■July 8 (Friday) 12:40-13:40 @Taki Plaza B2F Workshop room 2 and online (Zoom)
Topic: A Better Form of Money

■July 15 (Friday) 12:40-13:40 @Taki Plaza B2F Workshop room 2 and online (Zoom)
Topic: Cram School: The Dark Side Behind Our Education System

■July 22 (Friday) 12:40-13:40 @Taki Plaza B2F Workshop room 2 and online (Zoom)
Topic: The Life of K-Pop Group Idols

■July 29 (Friday) 12:40-13:40 @Taki Plaza B2F Workshop room 2 and online (Zoom)
Topic: The Legacy of Petrol
October 2022■October 7 (Friday) 12:40-13:40 @Taki Plaza B2F Workshop room 2 and online (Zoom)
(Presenter: Sasipha Neerapattanagul, School of Environment and Society
Topic: Murphy’s law: Why unfortunate events happen)

■October 14 (Friday) 12:40-13:40 @Taki Plaza B2F Workshop room 2 and online (Zoom)
(Process group meeting – free conversations using communication card games
*No presentation/discussion)

■October 21 (Friday) 12:40-13:40 @Taki Plaza B2F Workshop room 2 and online (Zoom)
(Presenter: Mikael Wijaya, School of Environment and Society
Topic: Why you should care about coffee)

■October 28 (Friday) :No Open Forum
November 2022■November 4 (Friday) : No Open Forum

■November 11 (Friday) 12:40-13:40 @Taki Plaza B2F Workshop room 2 and online (Zoom)
(Presenter: Rei Teshima, School of Life Science and Technology
Topic: COVID-19 and the Pandemic)

■November 18 (Friday)12:40-13:40 @Taki Plaza B2F Workshop room 2 and online (Zoom)
(Presenter: Rachel Murancathuparambil, School of Environment and Society
Topic: The morality of a Marvel character.)

■November 25 (Friday)12:40-13:40 @Room 309A, 3rd floor, South Building 6, Ookayama Campus and online
(Presenter: Nodoka Chiba, ToTAL student
Topic: Merits and tips on listening/presenting at academic conferences. *
*To be held in Japanese.
December 2022■December 2 (Friday) 12:40-13:40 @Taki Plaza B2F Workshop room 2 and online (Zoom)
(Presenter: Brandon Lieberman, ToTAL student
Topic: Ethics of human genome engineering)

■December 7 (Wednesday) 12:40-13:40@Taki Plaza B2F Workshop room 2 and online (Zoom)
Presenter: GOO Kang Wei
Topic: Life in a multiracial country, Malaysia)

■December 14 (Wednesday)12:40-13:40 @Room 309A, 3rd floor, South Building 6, Ookayama Campus and online via Zoom
(Presenter: Hoang Quang Duc
Topic: Chess and connections)

■December 21 (Wednesday)12:40-13:40@Room 309A, 3rd floor, South Building 6, Ookayama Campus and online via Zoom
Cancelled
January 2023■January 11 (Wednesday) 12:40-13:40@Taki Plaza B2F Workshop room 2 and online (Zoom)
(Presenter: Koki Ono
Topic: Art appreciation and dialogue
Tokyo Tech researcher x Tokyo Geidai Artist -World created by chemistry of research and art-
*To be held in Japanese

■1/18（水）12:40-13:40@Taki Plaza B2F Workshop room 2 and online (Zoom)
(Presenter: 藤本洸平
Topic: 没入型バーチャルリアリティーについて)
※日本語開催■1/25（水）12:40-13:40@Taki Plaza B2F Workshop room 2 and online (Zoom)
(Presenter: 柳川 総太郎
Topic: お金の価値の本質)
※日本語開催
February 2023

AY 2021

MonthDate and Place
2023年6月■6/16（金）12:40-13:40 @Taki Plaza B2F Workshop room 2 and online (Zoom)
Topic: How Chinese has Influenced Other Languages

■6/23（金）12:40-13:40 @Taki Plaza B2F Workshop room 2 and online (Zoom)
Topic: The Science of Food

■6/30（金）12:40-13:40 @Taki Plaza B2F Workshop room 2 and online (Zoom)
Topic: Why were we born?
2023年7月■7/7（金）12:40-13:40 @Taki Plaza B2F Workshop room 2 and online (Zoom)
Topic: The Symphony of Growth:Exploring Music’s Transformative Influence on Us

■7/14（金）12:40-13:40 @Taki Plaza B2F Workshop room 2 and online (Zoom)
Topic: Unification of Southeast Asia

■7/21（金）12:40-13:40 @Taki Plaza B2F Workshop room 2 and online (Zoom)
Topic: Grey Area between Free Speech and Censorship

■7/28（金）12:40-13:40 @Taki Plaza B2F Workshop room 2 and online (Zoom)
Topic: Why Jpop
2023年10月■10/6（金）12:40-13:40 @Taki Plaza B2F Workshop room 2 and online (Zoom)
Topic: Yoga simple and affordable meditation for better life

■10/6（金）12:40-13:40 @Taki Plaza B2F Workshop room 2 and online (Zoom)
Topic: Artificial Intelligence

■10/6（金）12:40-13:40 @Taki Plaza B2F Workshop room 2 and online (Zoom)
Topic: Human’s Fascination with Death and Suffering; and Why Tragedy Sells
2023年11月■11/10（金）12:40-13:40 @Taki Plaza B2F Workshop room 2 and online (Zoom)
Topic: How to avoid harassing other people without knowing

■11/17（金）12:40-13:40 @Taki Plaza B2F Workshop room 2 and online (Zoom)
Topic: Cats vs Dogs