In the 'very' old days, top 'professions' included philosophers (in ancient Greece, though that is probably less about philosophy per se,...

Meditation is to quiet the mind , says English; in Chinese, the same is described as quieting the heart . Wondering what other words...

We all know that AI has beaten human in typical intelligence games (eg. chess, go), more sophisticated games (poker, Dota 2, StarCraft II...

Many academic domains for professional disciplines, think of law, architect, psychology, performing arts, engineering, are...

Almost 20 years down the line, what Dr. Sax wrote in “Boys Adrift” still rings very true today. This certainly applies to the five...

Plato cautioned about appearance (illusion) in the Republic. Still it sometimes feels irony to see things (eg metrics) looks so fabulous...

Take charge and being in control (a more stereotypical masculine strait) have propelled human evolution. This trait is also often visible...

Systems always have loopholes, and there are always opportunists who can gain from these. But is it necessarily a problem that gamers get...

Efficiency has become much of the default of the ideal of contemporary world, sometimes at the expenses of quality. However, if someone...

Philosophers are supposed to be among the most open-minded critical thinkers, but many turn out to be rigid to the point that they refuse...

Is it possible to transfer gene modification after birth? if yes, how? if not, does it mean that any gene modification after fertility is...

The ‘assaults’ seem to come from different angles. First, in “Boys Adrift” (published almost 20 years ago by Leonard Sax , 2007), he laid...

Why famous educationists throughout history, in both West and East--think of Plato, Aristotle, Erasmus, John Dewey, Jean-Jacques...

It's increasingly popular that people are using whatsapp groups to sell things. But besides re-selling, there also seems lots of...

With increasing pervasiveness of the (visual) virtual world, how do blind people navigate internet and websites? Screens cannot be made...

My two school-going children have lots of observations and questions about their schooling experiences. One of them is about why there is...

If being materialistic is more of the characteristics of youth, rather than one particular generation (say Gen Z), is the particular...

If inflammation is overly active immune reaction, then fighting inflammation can't be to up one's immune system?? Or there is a...

Is choosing the battle still the best recommendation when dealing with bully?

Would someone having vested interest be a sufficient reason to exclude that person (not listening to that person's story/voice at all) in...