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Meritocracy: Merit, myth or paradox?
British sociologist Michael Young coined the term "meritocracy" in 1958, describing it as the “oligarchy of the future." He used the term as a...
How to Start a Conversation on a Dating App Without Sounding Boring
The first message matters more than people pretend.
Not because it has to be brilliant. Not because one line decides your fate. But because in...
China’s ‘Little Emperors’ Come of Age: How Inherited Wealth is Testing the Nation’s Agenda
China has transitioned from a society that championed equality in poverty to one now facing the unprecedented challenge of intergenerational wealth transfer for the...
Human or Bot? Who’s Really on the Other Side?
From what one should eat to what one should say, AI chatbots on your phone have the final say. The choice of bots, though,...
Dystopia Meets Comedy in the AI Satire ‘Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die’
Gore Verbinski hopes his film "Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die" will be both therapeutic and a warning about the negative impacts of technology...
AI, Robotics and Us – E-Book Launch
As 2025 nears its end, many of us pause to reflect on the year’s achievements, milestones, and challenges. Among them, one milestone stands out...
When Conscience Rewrote Australia: The Bondi Moment
Moments of national trauma often reveal a country’s deepest divisions. More seldom, they expose its moral essence. The Bondi terror attack did the latter....
Being a Woman Who Likes F1 Doesn’t Mean I’m Here for the Drivers’ Looks
If you asked a motorsport fan, particularly F1 fans in the era of Mercedes dominance, most would describe the era as “boring and predictable.”...
Beyond the Crown: The Miss Universe Scandal That Exposed a Damaging System
On the eve of the 74th Miss Universe pageant in Bangkok, an unexpected confrontation exposed the tense power dynamics behind the glamour. During a...
Without Documents, Without Protection: The Dark Side of Transnational Mobility
In this article, we will discuss the issue of illegal migrant workers from Indonesia, or migrant workers without official documents, which has become a...