Sense Check
Sense Checks slow a claim down before it becomes accepted wisdom. The focus is on numbers, definitions, incentives and the difference between what was promised and what actually happened. These articles are less interested in winning a shouting match than in finding the part that survives contact with evidence. Read the newest check first, or choose a topic when one kind of nonsense has arrived in bulk.

AI Sceptics, Expert Pride and the Quantum Intelligence Dream
AI is useful, feared and overhyped at once. A fact-led roast of model snobbery, expert pride, quantum dreams and the robots waiting at humanity’s…

AI Can Draft a Text, It Cannot Feel the Burn of Real Love
AI can help with boundaries, but it cannot replace the risk, courage, and lived feeling needed for love, friendship, human repair, or honest rejection.

Europe Needs One Voice, One Army and One Chain of Command
Europe has 27 governments, rising defence budgets and no single chain of command. A sharp sense check on unity, sovereignty and Europe’s strategic power.

Jeongnyeon: The Star Is Born and the Whole Stage Shines
Jeongnyeon gives Kim Tae-ri another remarkable role, while its whole cast turns pansori, women’s gukgeuk and disciplined acting into living culture on screen.

The Fan Went To The Machine While The Workers Could Melt
When workers ask for cooling above 31 degrees and the fan goes to the machine, the workplace reveals exactly what it values first: output,…

Hangul, Inyeon, and the Slow Korean Mystery Worth Keeping
Slow Korean learning keeps wonder alive, from Hangul design to Inyeon, while app-brain tries to turn mystery into admin, streaks, badges, and homework.

Notes from the Last Row: Korean TV Beats Cinema Scale Again | Netflix
A Sense Check on Notes from the Last Row, where Korean Netflix drama makes cinema look large, loud and strangely less hungry for story…

Trump’s Presidency Has Become a Billion-Dollar Checkout
Donald Trump’s 2025 disclosure says he made over $2.2bn while back in office. A dry sense check on crypto, foreign deals, family wealth and…
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