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Topic 1) For the British, Korea is just their cup of tea

My first exposure of Korea was a Korean friend I made in the U.K., when I was studying in Manchester. We met through a Korean professor who happened to come to our lab. Very quickly we became very good friends and he taught me all sorts of fascinating things about the country, including slightly less typical activities like Korean beer drinking games. Koreans really know how to have fun!

This was also the same friend who introduced him to the opportunity to research neuroscience in Korea. And once he got here, Davies, an avid hiker, said he was introduced to a plethora of Korean delicacies through friends he met on the trails, including hongeo [fermented skate fish], which even some locals don’t touch for its pungent smell.

All the time I’ve been here I’ve only ever known Koreans to be a generous people. Whether I’ve been hiking in the mountains, or sat outside a pojangmacha [street food cart], I’ve been offered to join complete strangers for something to eat and drink simply because we struck up conversation.

As a consequence, I don’t think there are many dishes in Korea that I haven’t tried or eaten at least once: beondegi [silkworm pupae], doganitang [ox knee soup] and bogeotang [puffer fish stew]. However, my favorite after all these years is still a good homemade doenjangguk [soybean paste soup] with kimchi, bap [rice], gim [seaweed], and fried eggs; this meal is perhaps as important to me now as my daily cup of tea! 

Fortunately science is a global enterprise and I’m actually attending a conference in London which is a special Korea-U.K. neuroscience meeting. It’s held every year. One of the areas which we are collaborating on is neurodegeneration. Although I’ll be based in the U.K. I’m really hoping that I can pull the connections the other way. So you see, it’s a small world when it comes to sciences. 

Q1: If you had a foreigner friend come to Korea what would you show them?

Q2: Which of the foods mentioned above have you tried? Which one was the best and which one was the worst?

Q3: What are the benefits of working with people from other countries? What are the drawbacks?

Q4: If you have a chance to work in foreign country for a year, what country do you want?

Topic 2) Samsung embarks on investment in autonomous driving

The world’s No. 1 chip and handset maker, Samsung has embarked on a new autonomous driving business by announcing the creation of a new fund Wednesday. The South Korean technology giant established a $300 million fund -- Samsung Automotive Innovation Fund -- that will exclusively focus on connected car and autonomous driving technologies, the company said.

The autonomous technologies include smart sensors, machine vision, artificial intelligence, high-performance computing, connectivity solutions, automotive-grade safety solutions, security and privacy. Samsung has secured licenses for on-road testing of autonomous driving software and hardware under development in Korea and California.

The first investment of the Samsung Automotive Innovation Fund will be in TTTech, a Vienna-headquartered company specialized in functional safety, deterministic networking, real-time systems, and complex software integration for ADAS and automated driving platforms. Samsung will invest 75 million euros ($89.1 million) in the Austrian firm.

Adding to the fund, Harman, a new Samsung subsidiary, created a new business unit named “Autonomous/ADAS Strategic Business Unit” under its current Connected Car division, which will be in charge of developing key technology for connected cars. The new Harman unit will also work with Samsung Strategy and Innovation Center’s Smart Machines team for co-development of needed technology.

 “During this period of extraordinary transformation in the automotive industry, we are excited to play a leadership role in supporting and shaping the future of smarter, more connected vehicles,” said Young Sohn, president and chief strategy officer of Samsung Electronics and chairman of the board of Harman.

“The Autonomous/ADAS Strategic Business Unit and automotive fund reflect the company’s commitment to the values of open innovation and collaboration. In partnership with OEMs and startups, we will make the driver and passenger experience safer, more convenient, and more enjoyable.” Samsung and Harman will focus on engineering, high-performance computing, sensor technologies, algorithms, artificial intelligence, as well as connectivity and cloud solutions that enable Advanced Driver Assistance Systems and automated driving, the companies said.

Q1) Do you trust Autonomous driving? Why?

Q2) If you can drive well, do you still depend on Autonomous Drving?

Q3) Which is the better driver, human being or Autonomous driving?

Q4) When there is a race between human being and AI, who will win the race? Why?

Topic 3) Superstitions in USA

In the United States there are many different superstitions. Many superstitions stem from the same human trait that causes us to believe in monsters and ghosts: When our brains can't explain something, we make stuff up. In fact, a 2010 study found that superstitions could sometimes work, because believing in something can improve performance on a task. A superstition is a widely held but unjustified belief in supernatural causation leading to certain consequences of an action or event, or a practice based on such a belief. Below are several common superstitions and their origins.

Beginners luck: Usually grumbled by an expert who just lost a game to a novice, "beginner's luck" is the idea that new players are unusually likely to win when they try out a sport, game or activity for the first time. Beginners might come out ahead in some cases because the novice is less stressed out about winning. Too much anxiety, after all, can hamper performance. Or it could just be a statistical fluke, especially in chance-based gambling games.

Don't walk under a ladder: Frankly, this superstition is pretty practical. Who wants to be responsible for stumbling and knocking a carpenter off his perch? But one theory holds that this superstition arises from a Christian belief in the Holy Trinity: Since a ladder leaning against a wall forms a triangle, "breaking" that triangle was blasphemous. Then again, another popular theory is that a fear of walking under a ladder has to do with its resemblance to a medieval gallows. We're sticking with the safety-first explanation for this one.

Don't break a mirror: According to folklore, breaking a mirror is a surefire way to doom yourself to seven years of bad luck. The superstition seems to arise from the belief that mirrors don't just reflect your image; they hold bits of your soul. That belief led people in the old days of the American South to cover mirrors in a house when someone died, lest their soul be trapped inside.

Knock on wood: This phrase is almost like a verbal talisman, designed to ward off bad luck after tempting fate: "Breaking that mirror didn't bring me any trouble, knock on wood." The fixation on wood may come from old myths about good spirits in trees or from an association with the Christian cross. Similar phrases abound in multiple languages, suggesting that the desire not to upset a spiteful universe is very common.

Cross your fingers: Those wishing for luck will often cross one finger over another, a gesture that's said to date back to early Christianity. The story goes that two people used to cross index fingers when making a wish, a symbol of support from a friend to the person making the wish. (Anything associated with the shape of the Christian cross was thought to be good luck.) The tradition gradually became something people could do on their own; these days, just saying, "fingers crossed" is enough to get the message, well, across.

Q1: Have you heard of any of these superstitions?

Q2: What are some different superstitions you have heard of?

Q3: Do you believe in any superstitions?

Q4: Do you think believing in superstitions is helpful or hurtful? Why?

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