EDITOR'S PICK SOCIOLOGY Can Science Solve Poverty? Among the many casualties of the coronavirus pandemic are the poorest of the global poor. Not only are they the ones who are usually hit hardest by the virus, but they’ve also borne the brunt of virus-induced wreckage in the world’s economies. Before the pandemic hit the past four decades had seen global poverty rates […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
EDITOR'S PICK SOCIOLOGY TECHNOLOGY Is Twitter’s Blue Tick A Status Symbol? What Will Happen If Everyone Can Buy One? Key Takeaways: Elon Musk proposed a range of controversial changes to the Twitter platform. One of the ideas was to charge US$8 a month to obtain a verified status. The paid verification change has already been rolled out in several countries, including Australia, under the Twitter Blue subscription service. Musk’s proposal is not only misguided […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS EDITOR'S PICK FINANCE The Global Debt Crisis & How We Can Solve It Key Takeaways: Countries across the world are drifting towards a debt crisis. Unfortunately for many emerging economies, the reserves they hold are simply not enough to cover all of these demands – especially after energy prices soared when Russia invaded Ukraine. Other countries are turning to some of the oil-rich gulf states currently profiting from […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS EDITOR'S PICK Getting To Net-Zero Key Takeaways: With the federal government promising over US$360 billion in clean energy incentives under the Inflation Reduction Act, energy companies are already lining up investments. Some have resisted clean energy mandates. At a regional scale, industry leaders said, it can be easier to identify shared goals. However, as utilities from more far-flung (and less […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS EDITOR'S PICK Are We Over Worrying About Inflation? Key Takeaways: Today, with US annual inflation still above 8%, one in five Americans consider it the country’s biggest problem – spelling trouble for the Democrats at the November mid-terms. Scarcely had this autumn started than 70,000 people gathered in Prague to protest energy hikes, blaming the EU and Nato. Shoppers would see milk climbing […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS EDITOR'S PICK STRATEGY Royal Entrepreneur: How Queen Elizabeth Made The British Monarchy Into A Global Brand Key Takeaways: Queen Elizabeth II was not just a monarch, she represented a global brand. Other organisations are granted the use of the royal prefix such as the Royal Opera House in London. Such a promise needs to be authentic, consistent and valued by consumers and other stakeholders. All of this has enabled the British […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS EDITOR'S PICK Ads Are Coming To Netflix Soon: The Implications For The Streaming Industry Key Takeaways: Ads are coming to Netflix, perhaps even sooner than anticipated. By bringing a hybrid advertising/subscription tier, Netflix is adopting a business model already present on other streamers like Hulu. Earlier this year Disney announced a highly successful quarter from a subscriber uptake perspective, growing by 15 million subscribers, however streaming-induced losses were $300 […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS EDITOR'S PICK FINANCE China Property Crisis: Why The Chinese Housing Market Is Collapsing Key Takeaways: China has been trimming interest rates recently – in contrast to other major economies – as it tries to stem the economic effects of its zero-COVID policy and address a growing property crisis. Overall, these buyers believe loose regulation of funds has provided some developers with both the temptation and ability to keep […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS EDITOR'S PICK FINANCE Beyond GDP: Changing How We Measure Progress Key Takeaways: It’s an odd quirk of history that, on the first day of his ill-fated presidential campaign in March 1968, Robert F Kennedy chose to talk to his audience about the limitations of gross domestic product* (GDP) – the world’s headline indicator of economic progress. GDP numbers are not what they seem. Despite this […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
EDITOR'S PICK SCIENCE The Risk Of Space Junk? Key Takeaways: The chance of someone being killed by space junk falling from the sky may seem ridiculously tiny. A new study, published in Nature Astronomy, has estimated the chance of causalities from falling rocket parts over the next ten years. Most studies of such space debris have focused on the risk generated in orbit […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Jesse Cai – Founder & Chiropractor of Square One Active Recovery This article was originally published here: Jesse Cai – Founder & Chiropractor of Square One Active Recovery Few entrepreneurs start a business with the intention of making themselves redundant to their clients, but that is what Jesse Cai has done, and he has made a success of it! What’s your story? When I moved back […] Written by Callum Laing November 21, 2022November 21, 2022 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
How Ants Could Inspire Solutions For Human Problems Key Takeaways: There may be new wisdom to gain from what scientists have learned about ants’ biology. Ant farmers face many of the same challenges as human farmers do, including the threat of pests. Ant pesticides are produced by bacteria they allow to grow in their nests, and in some cases even on their bodies. […] Written by Scott Solomon November 17, 2022November 17, 2022 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
How Digital Money Has Changed The Way We Live Key Takeaways: Digital money is a form of currency that uses computer networks to make payments. It is not the digital nature of cryptocurrencies that differentiate them from digital money, but how they ensure the ownership of digital property that mark them as transformational. The Counter Currency Laboratory, a new initiative based in the Department […] Written by Daromir Rudnyckj November 10, 2022November 11, 2022 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Are The Ancient Truths Of Buddhism A Modern Invention? Key Takeaways: For many people, Buddhism appears to be uniquely compatible with modern lifestyles and world views. Buddhist mindfulness has influenced many schools of contemporary psychology. Buddhist philosophy embraces constant change and the inherent impermanence of all things. The 19th century Burmese monk Ledi Sayadawtravelled the nation teaching meditation and founding study groups. The forms […] Written by Jesse Barker November 9, 2022November 9, 2022 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Is Twitter’s Blue Tick A Status Symbol? What Will Happen If Everyone Can Buy One? Key Takeaways: Elon Musk proposed a range of controversial changes to the Twitter platform. One of the ideas was to charge US$8 a month to obtain a verified status. The paid verification change has already been rolled out in several countries, including Australia, under the Twitter Blue subscription service. Musk’s proposal is not only misguided […] Written by Tim Graham November 8, 2022November 8, 2022 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Biggest Lessons From Social Psychology Last spring, I took a class on social psychology. It was one of the most useful classes I’ve ever taken, so I figured I’d share some of the more interesting findings. Each paragraph has a citation to its right so you can get more information or read the original study. 1. Reciprocity has a strong […] Written by Zach Hamed November 7, 2022November 7, 2022 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Secrets Of The Mummy Of Tutankhamun Revealed Key Takeaways: King Tutankhamun was born around 1305BC and ruled Egypt for about ten years. His death is still a mystery, but there is no sign he was murdered. He was buried with flowers and his appearance was preserved by special techniques. Two miniature coffins were found in a wooden box in the tomb’s treasury. […] Written by Jenefer Metcalfe November 4, 2022November 4, 2022 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Rethinking Education Key Takeaways: The Industrial model of education that fueled the modern era and its dizzying reach did its job incredibly well. In his writing, Flynn illustrates study after study, spanning nations and decades, in which modern educational gift of abstraction — a transcendent sign of intelligence, as we saw in Raven’s Matrices — has been […] Written by Anthony Fieldman March 2, 2022October 19, 2022 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
