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The Puzzling Unicorn
In the world of venture capital, there exists a special class of startups that attracts the attention of investors from nearly all backgrounds: Unicorns. These firms consist of private startups that are worth at least one billion dollars. The taxonomy goes further in order to identify the truly massive startups called “decacorns,” referring to their […]
The Negative Interest Rate: A Venture into Uncertainty
On Jan. 29, the Bank of Japan (BOJ) announced that, effective February 16, it will be adopting a negative interest rate policy, bringing down the interest rate to -0.1 percent. This move puts Japan in a group alongside the European Central Bank (ECB), Denmark, Sweden, and Switzerland — all of whom have implemented negative interest […]
Clever Computing
The possibility of intelligence in the inorganic world has been a fascination to man dating back at least to ancient Greece when mythical beings of bronze and ivory protected islands and seduced men. Now, a couple thousand years later, we are rapidly closing the gap between these myths and reality. The possibility of developing a […]
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Playing in Seoul: The Omnipresence of Video Games in Korea
Back when I lived in South Korea, video games were a big part of everyone’s lives even though many parents forbade their children from playing and going to PC bangs—rooms full of high-speed computers accompanied by plush, rolling chairs. My dad, however, allowed us to play video games and even played with us. In our […]
The Escape Room Boom
You are in a room with no windows, doors or any exit. The only items are a mirror and a table. How do you escape? The answer: look in the mirror, then at the wall and back at the mirror to see what you saw. Use the saw to cut the table in half and […]
