Round Table China

We can find on the market these days potato chips developed supposedly by some institutes or academies of agricultural sciences. Are these really healthier and tastier than the regular brand-name chips from the supermarket? / Let's take a look at some counter-intuitive ways that may help you better recover from work and New Year celebrations (17:20). On the show: Laiming, Niu Honglin & Steve Hatherly

In the height of winter, the Weiming Lake ice rink on the campus of Peking University is open to all skating enthusiasts. Come spring, the cherry blossoms of Wuhan University attract millions of visitors both locally and from across the country. There are a lot of pros and cons for universities to open their campuses to the general public, and is there a right or wrong answer to the question: should university campuses stay open? On the show: Laiming, Niu Honglin & Steve Hatherly

Tables in a Starbucks in Shanghai have been occupied by a group of Go fans. Why did this make the news, since people have been bringing their laptops to work in coffee shops every day? What's the charm of the game of Go? / Let's unravel the mysterious phenomenon where you feel tired and depleted although you have got nothing done after a whole day at work (19:23). On the show: Laiming, Niu Honglin & Brandon Yates

In two years' time, the world's top winter sports athletes will compete in the Winter Olympic Games in Milan. Winter sports fans, however, have had access to venues on par with Olympic standards in Hohhot, the capital city of north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, which is a first in the history of China's National Winter Games. On the show: Laiming, Niu Honglin & Brandon Yates

Can you imagine sighting a turtle cruising on a bike across the ocean? What about two pirate ships battling in a perfect storm inside of a coffee mug? Well, with OpenAI's latest text-to-video model, Sora, the wildest scenes you dream up can come to life in seconds! What's more, a naked eye can hardly tell the difference between what's real and what was generated by AI in these videos at first glance. Let's dive into the excitement surrounding AIGC and try to answer this question: Has the advent of the latest AI tool shattered the very fabric of reality, rendering the age-old adage "seeing is believing" obsolete? / Motivational Monday(23:45)! On the show: Heyang, Yushun & Gao Junya

We're here to break it down for you. What has everybody been doing during the holiday? What have people been splurging on? On the show: Heyang, Yushun & Gao Junya

Heyang interviews visionary designer, Alexander Brandt, chief designer of the record-setting Shanghai Astronomy Museum. They discuss the controversies of AI & tech, the future of immersive education, and how to stay creative in today's fast-changing world.

More Chinese people live in cites than in rural areas, with urbanization rate having exceeded 65% according to the 2023 government work report. However, the shift in lifestyle has not changed people's longing for the rural idyll. A recent report from a leading online travel agency reveals a significant surge in orders for rural tourism in China. We'll discuss the prospect of rural tourism. On the show: Laiming, Niu Honglin & Brandon Yates

When music in movies and TV drama series is played exceptionally well, it has the ability to latch onto our nostalgic heartstrings. We go down our playlists of timeless favorites and try to answer this question: do recent music scores and soundtracks hold up to the same standard as their predecessors? On the show: Heyang, Xingyu & Josh Cotterill

Playlist:

1. Hurt - Johnny Cash (06:22)

2. 千年等一回 - 高胜美 (07:52)

3. 情非得已 - 庾澄庆 (14:22)

4. New divide - Linkin Park (20:34)

While blinking neon lights of Shanghai paint the city in dazzling glows, a different kind of radiance has captured the attention of many of its young residents. Night schools have become a sensation, attracting swarms of eager learners fresh out of their cubicles. Round Table takes you to discover the allure of the nocturnal learning revolution. On the show: Niu Honglin, Fei Fei & Josh Cotterill