the best is yet to come

NBN

national broadcast network used to improve aus slow tech but was scrapped

Canada why no high frequency rail

sparsely populated and Canada doesn’t own much of its tracks

Big dig

US Boston rail that was eight years behind schedule when ended

fixed congestion issue

Bertha

diameter tunnel machine built by Japan to construct a $2B railway

channel tunnel

tunnel between France and England

operated by Getlink

improved tourism

california high speed rail

inflation over the years led to it still not being complete

split into 2 phases

sejeong si

attempted to replace seoul as capital

lack of public attention from koreans and lack of access

hambantota

Sri Lankan port funded by China to increase shipping between Asia and Europe

NEOM

Saudi Arabian smart city aiming for less emissions and urban sustainability

Khazar Islands

aka Caspain Islands in Azerbaijan
aim to house ppl and provide public services

project abandoned due to costs environment concerns and feasibility

Three Gorges Dam

Yangtze river dam in China and has ambitious arims to protect floods —> but millions of lives in danger if collapse

HK Zhuhai Bridge

connects 3 cities
imrpove travel time and national strength

New Silk Road

New Eurasia Land Bridge to promote cross border trade
Rail transport from Lianyungang to Kzakhstan
ineffective because China has low quality rail freight

loneliness epidemic

stemmed from COVID = less social activity

Paro
Pepper
Hug

paro: robotic seal animal therapy
Pepper: help elderly exercise
Hug: lift elderyly

Declining birth rates

caused by: low wage + inflation, high interest rates, increased product prices, high COL in welathy countries

Podcasts

friend that doesn’t exist

Charles Guiteau case

man emotionally unstabel and stalked president

ISIS case

man killed 29 ppl representing Iraq and Syria, spread harmful terrorist content nline

Article 230 | Communcations Decency Act

social media law: algorithms not blamed for the spread of harmful content

Oversaturation of news

lead to pessimism, depression and negative bias (only focus on bad things)