I just flew back Seoul where I attended the
World Science Forum: Brain Power, an event sponsored by the S. Korean government. The new president , Lee Myung-bak
,spoke at the opening ceremony and reminded us his country now has the
tenth strongest economy in the world. Not only do ninety percent of all
Korean kids go on to college but S. Koreans are the highest population
of foreign nationals accepted into U.S. higher learning institutes. In
60 years, per capita income has soared from $100 per year, to over $
27,000. Lee Myung-bak and
is a businessman and entrepreneur and he's smart. His game plan isn't
secret -- he's determined that his country will be a leader in
neuroscience and related technologies.
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