The reads that will be worth every minute of your time — Over the summer, I was lucky enough to find myself with lots of free time. …

The good news stories that we should celebrate as well — In our attempt to spread the word and get more people on board with the fight against climate change, many of us are guilty of spreading only the bad news. And I cannot deny the fact that things are bad. I myself recently wrote the article “We Are In The…

One key rule engineers, developers, and designers must remember — Recently, I read an article on The Atlantic: “A Peer-Reviewed Portrait of Suffering — The Freak Accident That Challenged Rehab Engineering”. Through the narrative surrounding the challenges two prominent bioengineers (the mother, Lindsay is a bioengineer and expert in regenerative medicine while the father, James is an assistant professor at…

A desperate cry for immediate action — Most of us are doing something for the environment. We bring around a tote bag (sometimes), use a metal straw (save the turtles!), and try our best to recycle whatever we don’t need. And at the end of the day, we give ourselves a pat on the back and tell…

Why we need to stop uncontrolled wealth accumulation. — When talking about society and success stories, many of us like to look at things with rose-tinted glasses. With the American Dream (and its equivalent everywhere else in the world), we believe that we will be able to attain financial success if we put in enough hard work. We believe…

Rich people create jobs — just not in a way you should want — When it comes to defending tax cuts and subsidies for either wealthy individuals or large corporations, many instantly fall back on the argument that the rich are the ones creating jobs for the rest of us. This argument works based on a very simple premise — if you let the…

Here’s what I learned and gained — Over the weekend, my friends and I decided to challenge ourselves. While I normally spent weekends resting, gaming, and spending some time relaxing at cafes with friends, we were going to attempt conquering the Coast-to-Coast trail in Singapore. A 36km route that links up nature reserves, parks, and park connectors…

The chemistry behind both widely used materials — Today, the use of both plastics and paper is so pervasive in our modern society that it is nearly impossible to imagine a world without them. In fact, more than 400 million metric tons of paper and cardboard are produced globally each year. At the same time, approximately 500 billion…

We need to nationalize housing right now — Homelessness is an issue that is plaguing most (if not all) societies, developed or not. And despite the fact that simple shelter should be a basic human right that is extended to everyone, current housing systems have been designed in a way that many of society’s most needy have been…