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Beijing’s ‘invisible’ Olympics: Muted but watched online
Zhou Jun remembers the run-up to the 2008 Summer Olympics, when it seemed like everyone was learning English to be able to communicate with …
How do children learn to trust an adult’s non-verbal cues?
In judging a communicator’s trustworthiness, children consider their track record of accuracy and degree of access to knowledge, find SUTD researchers.
Book review: Stark images reevaluate colonial culture in Dutch East Indies
How best to bridge divides and strengthen a common national identity?
The issue of tribalism and identity was discussed at a conference this week. Insight looks at why the subject has come under the spotlight and why it matters.
The Big Read: Screen time all the time — the unspoken effects of COVID-19 on digital addiction
SINGAPORE: When social media sites Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp were temporarily down on Monday (Oct 4) night, it was the first time …
Messaging app chat groups a catchment for Covid-19 misinformation on ivermectin, vaccines
Checks by The Sunday Times found at least 17 Telegram groups and channels spreading Covid-19 misinformation.
Anatomy of a lie: Unpacking deceit in the startup world
It is late 2016 when Tony*, a venture capitalist (VC), gets a meeting request from a fintech investor he’s never heard of.
Are tech-savvy millennials safe from technological disruptions in their careers?
A unique exploration of millennials’ vulnerabilities to work disruptions and how we can create better career futures.
The war against Covid is over – if we want it to be
As we learn to live in peace with the virus, vulnerable people must be protected, rapid antigen testing can be used to help protect children, and global health equity is vital
Digitalising our SMEs – benefits, costs and considerations
In this article, Dr Samuel Chng and Prof Lim Sun Sun share key takeaways from their ongoing research into SMEs across diverse sectors and how these SMEs are adapting to digitalisation. This research is part of the project on Digital Workplace 4.0, which seeks to understand digital disruption in workplaces.