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8 fiction books by first-time Indian authors you should be reading right now
7 Surprising Takeaways about Screen Time from Singapore’s Digital Parenting Conference
It seems we can all freak out a little bit less about screen time. We grilled the experts for parenting advice in the digital age and came away with some pretty surprising recommendations…
Experts: Parents should not merely go by the age of the child when deciding when to give them a mobile phone. It depends on their individual development and maturity (summarised translation)
Experts: Parents should not merely go by the age of the child when deciding when to give them a mobile phone. It depends on their individual development and maturity (summarised translation)
HASS PhD Student Suhaila’s Journey in SUTD
HASS interviewed PhD student Suhaila (Class of 2018) on her SUTD journey thus far. Read on to find out more about the recent conferences that she has attended as well as her hopes and plans in assuming the Academic Director position in the Graduate Student Association Executive Committee of 2019/2020.
Why depicting 'brownface' characters is no joke
Fundamentally, such stereotypes are exercises in reductionism and diminution. Not only did the Nets ad use skin colour as an expedient shorthand for our ethnic minority groups, but it also implied that minorities cannot represent themselves…
Social compact needed on PMD reporting app
Involving the public in this effort is beneficial in several ways. Besides educating everyone as to what does or does not constitute safe PMD riding behaviour, driving up public participation also means access to a significantly broader body of data which the LTA may draw from.
How to fight fake news: Tech has the answers
The debate around the recently passed Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act brought to light the different possibilities and difficulties in developing legislative responses to the scourge of fake news.
From the Gallery: A larger stick to tackle dangerous driving behaviour
From the Gallery: A larger stick to tackle dangerous driving behaviour
Mobile app designed by Dr Lyle Fearnley for informal recycling sector wins two awards for good design
Mobile app designed by Dr Lyle Fearnley for informal recycling sector wins two awards for good design
Japan wants its leader called Abe Shinzo – surname first. What does this have to do with colonialism and 'unenlightened Westerners'?
Experts say the request is consistent with Abe’s nationalist views, while others point to Tokyo no longer wanting to provide cultural concessions to the West