big ideas

South Korea’s population disaster .

South Korea’s population disaster . Holy cow! “If current fertility rates persist, every hundred South Koreans today will have only six great-grandchildren between them.” This dire projection highlights the country’s profound demographic crisis, driven by extreme career-motherhood conflicts and an […]

tech, startups, internet

Superconductive drama.

Researchers in Korea recently published a preprint paper claiming they made superconducting material at room temperature and pressure. This would be a huge deal if it replicates (let’s remain skeptical), because existing superconductors require extreme cold to work. The dramatic bit is […]