Wednesday, March 14, 2018

Time Magazine piece on Seoul and PyeongChang Olympics -- my interview

As readers of this blog will know, I've long been interested in the political impact of the Olympics as a global media event.  (See my many prior posts)
Some weeks before the opening of the PyeongChang Winter Olympics last month, I was contacted by a writer for Time magazine.  Olivia B. Waxman's article, in which my book (with Heung Soo Park) is cited, was published on February 8 and can be read at this link.  Of course, the story of Olympic diplomacy surrounding the PyeongChang Winter Olympics is still being written, so I anticipate future posts on the topic.

Sunday, March 11, 2018

Robots, simulators help Korea's shipbuilding industry

An interesting article in The Korea Joongang Daily entitled "Robots, simulators help build Korean ships."  One can find the influence of digital technologies (a.k.a. information and communications technologies) in all industries, explaining why we are in the midst of a digital revolution. (click on the graphic for a full size version)