EDITOR'S PICK SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY This Technology Could Change Space Exploration Forever What is the single biggest obstacle facing space exploration today? What is the one thing preventing us from setting up sprawling settlements, venturing farther into the Solar System, and opening up the universe not only to the ultra-rich, but to all of us with a desire to journey deep into the cosmos? It’s not a […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
EDITOR'S PICK PHILOSOPHY SCIENCE The God Gene What makes a person want to believe in God? Is it the many delicate, impressionable years of their youth spent at the crowded Sunday Mass? Is it the comfort derived from the words of a holy book within which is promised a paradise just beyond this taxing life? Or is it an experience in their […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
CULTURE Creating A Society In Harmony With Nature Since ancient times, forests have been featured in countless tales and artworks as symbols of mystery and enchantment. The influence of forests on humans, animal and plant life, and the Earth’s environment has been enormous. For humans, forests are a kind of lifeline. They supply wood and other resources indispensable to our everyday activities, and […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
SOCIOLOGY TECHNOLOGY Can Digitalisation Save Us? Global problems threaten human kind: climate change, increasing inequality and erosion of social cohesion are uprooting societies. A boost of global cooperation is needed, but UN Secretary-General António Guterres rightly criticises the chaos of the world order and the notion of nationalism. In this crisis situation, technological change and digitalisation are accelerating, but nobody is paying real attention […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
ENTREPRENEURSHIP Greta Thunberg Joins Youth Activists on TIME Panel at Davos Sed ut perspiciatis unde omnis iste natus error sit voluptatem accusantium doloremque laudantium, totam rem aperiam, eaque ipsa. Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Who Are Zoos For? In May 1937, hundreds of thousands of people gathered in the quiet town of Dudley, England for the grand opening of a new zoo. Throngs of visitors battled for entry for a space that could hold 50,000 a day, leaving many disappointed. Those lucky enough to gain entry would have seen the wonders of modern […] Written by Getty's Blog July 29, 2021July 29, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Yamilette Cano – Founder & Confidence Maker of LOUDER Global This article was originally published here: Yamilette Cano – Founder & Confidence Maker of LOUDER Global After years of being a professional ballet dancer, Yamilette Cano decided to use her creativity to help other people find, and promote, theirs. What’s your story? Hi, I’m Yamilette, an entrepreneur, multilingual speaker, coach, confidence maker, content creator, & […] Written by Callum Laing July 29, 2021July 29, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Does The Stock Market Extract Wealth? Many of us see the stock market as an investment engine for building companies and generating wealth, but the truth is that the stock market works more like an extraction engine. It depletes corporations while contributing to the concentration of wealth. The Stock Market is an Aftermarket Our distorted view of the stock market starts when we believe that buying shares in a publicly-traded company actually invests […] Written by Gideon Rosenblatt July 23, 2021July 23, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
3 Things Philosophy Can Teach Us About Love Love can seem a primal force, an intoxicating mix of desire, care, ecstasy and jealousy hard-wired into our hearts. The polar opposite of philosophy’s measured rationality and theoretical speculations. Yet if you take any topic in the world, and keeping asking deep questions of it, you will ultimately wind up doing philosophy. Love is no […] Written by The Conversation July 22, 2021July 22, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Tokyo 2021: An Olympics Without Crowds? The Tokyo 2021 Olympics will be the first Games to take place with no spectators. The sight of sparsely populated stadiums and arenas has, of course, become common during the pandemic – and sports economists have studied the impact this has had on athletic performance. But the Olympics are different. For so many athletes, reaching the […] Written by The Conversation July 21, 2021July 21, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
How China Is Transforming Its Economy Through Learning I highly recommend reading the McKinsey Global Institute’s new report, “Reskilling China: Transforming The World’s Largest Workforce Into Lifelong Learners”, which focuses on the country’s biggest employment challenge, re-training its workforce and the adoption of practices such as lifelong learning to address the growing digital transformation of its productive fabric. How to transform the country […] Written by Enrique Dans February 1, 2021February 1, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Why You’re Not Seeing Success With Influencer Marketing With the new year around the corner, now is a good time to re-evaluate your past marketing strategies and gear up for the year ahead. For some businesses, influencer marketing has simply not seemed to live up to its lofty promises of genuine engagement, credibility, and transparency. Some have claimed that it has been failing […] Written by Michael Tan January 14, 2021January 15, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
A New Philosophy of Business I’m about to ask you to take a mental leap. For the next 8 minutes, suspend your notions of what a business is, and I’ll propose a new lens for you to look through. There are a lot of questions asked around what “community” means for business. “Where should community fit in my organization?” and […] Written by Empirics Asia September 5, 2018September 5, 2018 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
