The "gongbang" Phenomenon Has Spread beyond Korea's Borders
With the lockdown, students were largely cut off from social situations. This includes study periods in their school libraries. Fortunately, a Korean phenomenon has become popular worldwide: "gongbang". Students watch broadcasts of other students studying.
Geoengineering, a magic solution to climate change
The acceleration of climate change is more serious than scientists had predicted. Yet the world's governments are still reluctant to implement real environmental policies. Some believe that technology will save us: geo-engineering solutions to control global temperature. But many are raising doubts and ethical questions about what seem to be desperate remedies worthy of science fiction.
South Korea: the land of robots
While the West is integrating robots in small doses, many Asian countries have followed suit. Among these, South Korea is the country that has most embraced this technology. It's everywhere, and increasingly so. Even schoolchildren come across robots, and this trend is set to intensify over the next few years.
Google Art & Culture, the world's digital gallery
Since February 2011, Google Art & Culture has made it possible to consult an impressive catalog of works of art in forty countries around the world. 151 museums (or venues) have embarked on this digital adventure with the search engine giant. Thanks to street view technology, 32,000 works of art have been digitized in 3D and can be consulted on the Internet.