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 TECHNOLOGY What Is Mastodon & Why It Won’t Be The Next Twitter Key Takeaways: In the wake of Elon Musk’s noisy takeover of Twitter, people have turned to Mastodon. Mastodon allows users to post, follow people and like and repost others’ posts. While Mastodon supports many of the same social networking features as Twitter, it is not a single platform. Each Mastodon server is governed by rules […] 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
EDITOR'S PICK PSYCHOLOGY 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 […] 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 STRATEGY The Strategies Of Tech Giants For Economic Downturn Key Takeaways: Rising inflation and looming recessions are squeezing household finances, but businesses also worry about an economic downturn. With the Standard & Poor’s 500 stock market index down 17% in the year to date, and the Nasdaq 100 tech sector index down 33%, market uncertainties can affect a company’s ability or willingness to spend […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
EDITOR'S PICK PHILOSOPHY SCIENCE The Perception Of Sentience Key Takeaways: Any suggestion that a bee, or any invertebrate, had a mind of its own or that it could experience the world in an intricate and multifaceted way would be met with ridicule. Failure to recognise your hive and return home equals death. The questions we pose to understand the minds of bees must […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS EDITOR'S PICK FINANCE The Fundamental Purpose Of Money Key Takeaways: With no way to buy stuff, you might need to produce everything you wear, eat or use unless you could figure out how to swap some of the things you made for other items. Specializing and bartering Economists believe that using money makes it a lot easier for everyone to specialize, focusing their […] 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
EDITOR'S PICK PSYCHOLOGY How To Disagree Without Making Enemies Key Takeaways: Have you ever been mocked or abused for your views on COVID? But on the contrary, COVID and our response to it has added more fuel to an already raging fire, with people bitterly divided over issues such as masks, lockdowns and even vaccines. Having compassion and empathy are key to disagreeing with […] 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
