BUSINESS & ECONOMICS EDITOR'S PICK SOCIOLOGY STARTUPS The Relationship Economy Terry Mollner — whose Calvert Impact Capital funds are the world’s largest, at $9 billion (or $12 billion, depending on what source you cite) — is one of the great pioneers of a new economy based on meaningful relationshipsand the common good — a conceptual framework that is increasingly called ‘Game B’ these days, as an alternative to the prevailing […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
CALLUM CONNECTS ENTREPRENEURSHIP INTERVIEWS Mo Dirani, Managing Director of Plano Dr. Mo Dirani, a research entrepreneur, successfully spun-off a health tech company to save sight and empower lives. What’s your story? I am a PhD graduate (2006) from the University of Melbourne, Department of Ophthalmology, where I developed the world’s largest twin study to better understand the aetiology of myopia (or short-sightedness). After spending almost […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
ENTREPRENEURSHIP Women in Tech: Movers and Shakers – Shiyan Koh from Hustle Fund I met Shiyan Koh at the Women in Tech Singapore 2018. Koh was the VP of business operations and corporate development at personal finance company NerdWallet. She formerly worked as an investment professional at Bridgewater Associates and Institutional Venture Partners. She is now at Hustle Fund; a pre-seed firm founded by former 500 Startups partners Elizabeth […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
ENTREPRENEURSHIP STARTUPS TiEcon 2016 is coming – are you missing out? TiEcon 2016 is coming in less than 2 weeks. Ranked alongside Demo, TED and World Economic Forum among the top 10 conferences worldwide for ideas and entrepreneurship by Worth magazine, TiEcon attracted 4600 professionals from over 22 countries in 2015. Over a two-day period, TiEcon 2016 will once again focus on the hottest areas of […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
ENTREPRENEURSHIP Health is Wealth Series – The World of Health Tech What happens when a serial entrepreneur falls gravely ill? He uses his best talent of business creation to create a health solution that saved his own life and may save yours. I intend to angel invest in Health Tech and have been consciously following health tech developments and startups. I used to be Assistant Director […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Unravelling The Secrets Of Dinosaurs Key Takeaway: Scientists are decoding the mysteries of dinosaurs by examining their lives, movements, and interactions. Advances in technology are revealing new insights into their colors, patterns, and social structures. Electron microscopes have allowed scientists to reconstruct the coloration of certain feathered dinosaurs, revealing details about their appearance and behavior. CT scans are being used […] Written by Empirics Asia February 28, 2025February 28, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Collision Course: The Doomsday Asteroid Flying Towards Earth Key Takeaway: A new asteroid, 2024 YR4, was detected in Chile at the end of 2024, with a small yet notable chance of colliding with Earth in 2032. Initially, estimates suggested a 3.1% probability of impact, but as of February 2024, calculations by the European Space Agency’s Near Earth Object Centre have revised this down […] Written by Empirics Asia February 25, 2025February 25, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Rethinking “True Love” Key Takeaway: Plato’s concept of love is more profound than the idea of finding a missing half. The origins of this idea can be traced back to Plato’s philosophical text, Symposium, which argues that love should be more than just physical attraction or emotional closeness. It should lead to the pursuit of wisdom, truth, and […] Written by Empirics Asia February 18, 2025February 18, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Psychology Of Pain Key Takeaway: Pain is an evolutionary mechanism designed to protect the human body from harm. However, recent discoveries reveal that pain can be controlled by harnessing the brain’s natural painkillers. Pain is not a physical sensation but is actively created by the nervous system, which sends distress signals to the brain when tissue damage is […] Written by Empirics Asia February 17, 2025February 17, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Molecular Mechanics Of Addiction Key Takeaway: Research suggests that sleep disturbances are more than just a side effect of mental health disorders; they are an integral part of the puzzle, influencing the nature of mental illness and addiction itself. Disrupted sleep can intensify symptoms of mental illness, making it harder to stay on treatment. Neuroscientists are beginning to uncover […] Written by Empirics Asia February 14, 2025February 14, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Cosmic Secret Of Lightning Key Takeaway: Lightning, a powerful electrical discharge, may be triggering a hidden cosmic phenomenon, shaking loose high-energy electrons from space. Under the right conditions, a shower of electrons cascading into Earth’s atmosphere can be caused by electromagnetic waves produced by lightning. This groundbreaking finding sheds new light on how Earth’s storms interact with space weather, […] Written by Empirics Asia February 13, 2025February 13, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Philosophical Truth About Self-Love Key Takeaway: Love is a crucial aspect of life, defining relationships, identity, and self-worth. The popular belief that self-love is necessary for romantic love is often questioned, as some philosophers argue that excessive focus on oneself can lead to narcissism. However, the absence of self-love can manifest as a fundamental lack of self-worth, leaving individuals […] Written by Empirics Asia February 12, 2025February 12, 2025 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