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SUTD Breaks New Ground With New Design Accredited Degrees
Every single SUTD graduate from our undergraduate degree programmes is now recognised as being “design-trained”. This marks the first time all degrees in a university worldwide have been design accredited.
HASS Professor Yow Wei Quin appointed as Chair of the Child Development Editor-in-Chief search committee
HASS Professor Yow Wei Quin appointed as Chair of the Child Development Editor-in-Chief search committee
Enhance confidence in use of technology
Grandma Huang has never used a smartphone even though her son bought her the latest iPhone 15 and installed high-speed home network and WiFi at home. She said that she did not know how to use it and could not figure out the application instructions. It would be bad if she pressed the wrong button. Smartphones has never appeared in her life and without it, her life would still go on. Aunty Li was envious when she saw her best friend watching “Happiness Comes” on her tablet computer while riding the train. She also wanted to watch it on her 5.4-inch mobile phone, but the screen was too small, and her eyesight was not good, so she had no choice but to give up.
Robots vs. humans: Which do children trust more when learning new information?
In this digital age, children are exposed to overwhelming amounts of information online, some of it unverified and increasingly generated by non-human sources, such as AI-driven language models. As children grow older, the ability to assess a source’s reliability is an important skill in cultivating critical thinking.
Enhance confidence in use of technology – Part 1
Professor Yow Wei Quin, Head of HASS, writes about confidence in use of technology in seniors.
HASS congratulates Professor Yow Wei Quin and Dr Li Xiaoqian on the publication of paper in Q1 journal, Child Development
HASS congratulates Professor Yow Wei Quin and Dr Li Xiaoqian on the publication of paper in Q1 journal, Child Development
From selling laundry pods to body scrubs, young livestreamers are raking in the dough on TikTok
The connection between a livestream host and viewers is an example of a “parasocial” relationship, a one-sided relationship formed with a media persona, said Assistant Professor Andrew Yee (Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences).
Inter-personal Wisdom
In psychology, theory of mind is an important social cognitive skill that involves the ability to think about mental states, including emotions, desires, beliefs and knowledge, and to recognise that other people’s thoughts and beliefs are not necessarily the same as one’s own.
On the rising demand for both traditional and unconventional fertility services in ageing Singapore
Some couples in Singapore are going beyond conventional fertility procedures like IVF (in-vitro fertilisation) in their quest for conception.
The happiness and humour of the elderly
When you think of the elderly, does the image of a grumpy old man complaining about his children getting in the way, or a lonely old lady with a stern expression pop up in your mind? This stereotype often appears in videos, movies and pictures.