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. Steven L. Shields

Outpost of grace

If there is one thing that Korea has an overabundance of, it is churches. An old tourist joke used to be that flying over the city (when Gimpo was the main airport), one imagined it was a cemetery because there were so many red-lighted crosses. Since the new airport opened more than 20 years ago, many travelers have never seen the blanket of crosses that covers the city.

2023-05-15 17:00

. Casey Latigue

In favor of participation trophies

NBA superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo recently inserted himself into the debate about participation trophies, competition and failure. His team, the Milwaukee Bucks, got bounced out of the playoffs in the first round by the lowest-seed team in his division. At the press conference after the game, a reporter asked him, “Do you view this season as a failure?”

2023-05-14 16:30

Rushan Ziatdinov

Will 5th Industrial Revolution shape the future of humanity?

The four industrial revolutions have had a significant and far-reaching impact on humanity. They also significantly influenced social, economic and political institutions. These revolutions ushered in a shift from manual labor to machine-based production, leading to new smart industries, AI and robot-based technologies and other innovations.

2023-05-14 16:25

. Donald Kirk

Dividends of summitry

The rapid succession of summits between President Yoon Suk Yeol and President Biden and then between Yoon and Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida should in theory open a new chapter in South Korea's two most important relationships with foreign countries.

2023-05-11 16:43

Chyung Eun-ju, Joel Cho

Deceptive facade of personality quizzes: Are you being manipulated?

Nowadays, it's become common that we receive personality quizzes from our friends, and participating in them can be quite addictive. In-depth psychological assessments like the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator have become incredibly popular, to the point that many people in our social circles know their MBTI and introduce themselves with it as if it's an important and relevant asp...

2023-05-10 16:16

. Ahn Ho-young

Questions following the epic success of Yoon's US visit: What about China and Russia?

President Yoon Suk Yeol's and his wife's recent state visit to the United States was a huge success. The visit took place in the year commemorating the 70th anniversary of the alliance between Korea and the U.S.

2023-05-09 16:20

Troy Stangarone

State visit consolidates economic vision for alliance

In recent years, the approach to joint statements and the balance of issues has changed at U.S.-Korea summits. The joint statements became more detailed. Economic issues were given more weight in the relationship and North Korea became less prominent.

2023-05-08 16:30

. Mark Peterson

The lost opportunity of Korean language teaching

On my recent trip to Korea, I had the privilege of sitting down with an old friend and “hubae,” Ross King, Ph.D. in linguistics from Harvard and professor at the University of British Columbia. We talked about the dismal standing of Korean language education (KLE) in North America.

2023-05-07 16:30

Kim Sung-woo

How to best utilize Basic Plan for Carbon Neutrality and Green Growth

Last month, the Presidential Commission on Carbon Neutrality and Green Growth (of which I am member) passed the 1st Basic Plan for Carbon Neutrality and Green Growth (Basic Plan), which was ultimately approved and confirmed at a Cabinet Meeting on April 11. The Basic Plan, designed as a countermeasure to the global climate crisis and government-led support for sustainable gro...

2023-05-07 16:30

Cho Hee-kyoung

What does it mean to be human?

What does it mean to be human? The rapid advances in computing technology are challenging our basic assumptions about what it is to be human. Attributes that we used to think were unique to humans, such as creativity, language, making up stories and even perhaps lying, are now being shared with artificial intelligence.

2023-05-04 16:40

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