CALLUM CONNECTS INTERVIEWS Amira Alvarez – CEO & Founder of The Unstoppable Woman This article was originally published here: Amira Alvarez – CEO & Founder of The Unstoppable Woman Having found the way to rid herself of self-doubt Amira Alvarez strives to help other women do the same. What’s your story? I have always been committed to growth and being a success at whatever I put my mind […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
EDITOR'S PICK SOCIOLOGY Complex Identity Of The Modern Individual In Japan After having lived as an isolated feudal society for more than 250 years, Japan opened its doors to the rest of the world when the United States sent Commodore Matthew Perry to Japan to issue a treaty of trade. The Meiji period from 1868 to 1912 led to enormous fundamental changes in Japan’s political, economic, […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
ART & DESIGN EDITOR'S PICK The Women In Dante’s Inferno Revealed 700 Years Later When Dante Alighieri died 700 years ago, on Sept. 14, 1321, he had just put his final flourishes on the “Divine Comedy,” a monumental poem that would inspire readers for centuries. The “Divine Comedy” follows the journey of a pilgrim across the three realms of the Christian afterlife – hell, purgatory and paradise. There, he […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
EDITOR'S PICK PSYCHOLOGY & WELLNESS SCIENCE The Secrets Of Sleep Humans spend roughly a third of our lives doing it, yet scientists still don’t really know what sleep is for, nor why we need it[1]. Yet going without sleep will cause death sooner than going without food, so it must have some incredibly important and evolutionary ancient function… Some theories suggest that sleep is essential to […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
EDITOR'S PICK PHILOSOPHY PSYCHOLOGY & WELLNESS What Olympic Athletes Can Teach Us About Life Olympians are often seen as the epitome of human performance, with incredible physical and mental strength. And with the 2020 Tokyo Olympic games recently, it’s hard to not be impressed by the sheer talent and determination of athletes competing from all over the world. For many of us non-Olympians, the thought of possessing such capabilities […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
EDITOR'S PICK SCIENCE How Do Olympic Athletes Compare To Insects? Olympians spend years training to be the best of the best. Scientists and sportspeople have spent decades researching the mechanics of the human body to ensure our elite athletes are always reaching higher, faster and stronger. But how do human athletic skills compare with those of insects and arachnids? Once you take the relative sizes […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS EDITOR'S PICK SOCIOLOGY 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 […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
EDITOR'S PICK PSYCHOLOGY & WELLNESS The History Of Psychology Psychology is a relatively young science with its experimental roots in the 19th century, compared, for example, to human physiology, which dates much earlier. As mentioned, anyone interested in exploring issues related to the mind generally did so in a philosophical context prior to the 19th century. Two men, working in the 19th century, are […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
CULTURE JOURNAL & RESEARCH SOCIOLOGY Tang Code And Women Laws and institutions reflect the culture while culture constitutes the motive and momentum to shape laws. The Tang Code, which was created during the Tan dynasty, and became the basis for later dynastic codes in China and also in East Asia with its sophisticated and detailed character enriched by civil statutes and […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS EDITOR'S PICK SOCIOLOGY STRATEGY Game Theory: Finite And Infinite Players Of finite and infinite play, only one of these modalities exists to limit play — to win, and end play for everyone. In the process, it limits our collective reach, as human beings. Finite play issues, frankly, from a broken spirit, or soul. The other, by contrast, exists to continue play — without prejudice, or end — and […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
This New Kind Of Rocket Is Disrupting The Space Industry With a launch scheduled in 2024, Relativity Space will have accomplished something not even SpaceX has yet been able to do. The company has managed to create a new vision for spaceflight, transforming the aerospace industry and making their rockets strong competitors for Blue Origin and SpaceX in just 6 short years. But they’re also […] Written by Ella Alderson October 18, 2021October 18, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Janson Seah – CEO & Co-founder of StaffAny. This article was originally published here: Janson Seah – CEO & Co-founder of StaffAny. The frustration of managing the schedules of hourly workers led Janson Seah to find a more efficient route which he now shares with a variety of businesses. What’s your story? I used to manage a bar in 2014 and felt the […] Written by Callum Laing October 18, 2021October 18, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Siri: Apple’s Missed Opportunity A highly critical article in The Verge, “Hey Siri, what happened?”, discusses an issue many of us have been observing for some time: that Apple’s home assistant is noticeably less intelligent and more limited than its competitors such as Alexa or Google Assistant. The usage test confirms it: ten years after Siri’s introduction, if you […] Written by Enrique Dans October 15, 2021October 15, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Plastic Waste And The Pandemic Our use of plastic is changing worldwide – and not for the better. Many governments with bans or restrictions on the consumption of single-use plastics have withdrawn the bans and, during the COVID-19 pandemic, our consumption of them in the form of personal protective equipment (PPE) has escalated, with estimates as high as sixfold increases […] Written by Things We Don't Know October 14, 2021October 14, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
What An 18th Century Chair Reveals About Its Owner This large, extraordinary armchair has survived since the 1700s along with its original silk upholstery. Its sumptuously thick cushion is stuffed with over eight pounds of swan- and goose-down feathers. At the time it was made, these costly materials would have held the sitter in a plush embrace. While the chair itself is luxurious – […] Written by Getty's Blog October 13, 2021October 13, 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
