The microchip industry would implode if China invaded Taiwan, and it would affect everyone

The disruption of Taiwan’s chip industry would affect everyone.

Robyn Klingler-Vidra, Associate Dean, Global Engagement | Associate Professor in Entrepreneurship and Sustainability, King's College London • conversation
June 9, 2023 • ~8 min

Thousands of badgers being farmed in South Korea could be a disease risk

New research investigates a poorly known wildlife trade.

Joshua Elves-Powell, PhD Researcher, Conservation Biology, UCL • conversation
May 9, 2023 • ~7 min

South Korea to ban bear farming, but what to do about hundreds of captive animals that remain?

These bears cannot be released into the wild, so sanctuaries are being built.

Joshua Powell, London NERC DTP PhD Researcher, UCL • conversation
Jan. 12, 2023 • ~7 min

Lessons on diplomacy, sustainability of International Space Station

Soyeon Yi, the first Korean astronaut, details her experiences with Americans and Russians while on a mission on the International Space Station.

Nikki Rojas • harvard
May 10, 2022 • ~5 min

Disinformation is spreading beyond the realm of spycraft to become a shady industry – lessons from South Korea

Disinformation is being privatized around the world. This new industry is built on a dangerous combination of cheap labor, high-tech algorithms and emotional national narratives.

K. Hazel Kwon, Associate Professor of Journalism and Digital Audiences, Arizona State University • conversation
Nov. 15, 2021 • ~9 min

What’s behind the global K-pop and Korean film takeover?

Between the popular show Squid Game and the rise of K-pop bands like BTS, South Korean media is everywhere. Here, a scholar explains the boom.

Melissa De Witte-Stanford • futurity
Nov. 10, 2021 • ~7 min

The US was not prepared for a pandemic – free market capitalism and government deregulation may be to blame

While neoliberalism has allowed U.S. markets to grow, the resultant stunted public health system left Americans to figure out how to protect themselves from COVID-19 and its fallout on their own.

Elanah Uretsky, Associate Professor of International and Global Studies, Brandeis University • conversation
Nov. 5, 2021 • ~10 min

South Korea is bringing back bears in a country of 52 million people – I went to find out how

Even in small, densely populated countries, reintroducing large wildlife is possible.

Joshua Powell, London NERC DTP PhD Researcher in Conservation Biology, UCL • conversation
July 26, 2021 • ~7 min

A global semiconductor shortage highlights a troubling trend: A small and shrinking number of the world's computer chips are made in the US

The high cost and long lead times for building computer chip factories makes it difficult for the U.S. to reverse the steady decline of its domestic semiconductor manufacturing capacity.

Carol Handwerker, Professor of Materials Engineering, Purdue University • conversation
March 9, 2021 • ~5 min

200 years ago, people discovered Antarctica – and promptly began profiting by slaughtering some of its animals to near extinction

For 200 years, a small number of countries have exploited the marine wildlife of Antarctica, often with devastating impact on their populations.

Alessandro Antonello, Senior Research Fellow in History, Flinders University • conversation
Nov. 13, 2020 • ~8 min

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