For years, I was comfortably nestled among the majority of my family and friends who viewed Donald Trump with disdain. His frequent gaffes, the bold proclamations, and the constant criticism from mainstream media shaped my opinions about him. Like many others, I chuckled at his missteps through the lens of late-night comedy shows and viral… Read More »
Smoking is a different issue altogether. Non-smokers arguably suffers more from the second-hand smoke than smokers themselves.
Before you teach the kids digital literacy, they have to learn to think critically so that they won’t turn out to be gullible individuals.
If you want to burst your child’s fairy tale bubble, watch this. A Korean production, Red Shoes and the Seven Dwarfs is a parody of Disney’s princess movies with a twist. It’s a bit like Shallow Hal with a running theme on inner beauty and self belief. The animation rivals that of Disney and the… Read More »
One of the biggest blunders in the handling of the COVID-19 pandemic in Singapore. Even till today, no one in the task force is honest or responsible enough to apologise for the mistake, unlike leaders who are open and transparent.
Nassim Nicholas Taleb, who is best known as the author of The Black Swan, wrote an ominous academic note on the Coronavirus event and urged policy- and decision-makers to act swiftly and avoid the fallacy that to have an appropriate respect for uncertainty in the face of possible irreversible catastrophe amounts to “paranoia”. Unfortunately, that… Read More »