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When the mob rallies: The GameStop stock rush and complex contagions
The GameStop stock-trading saga unleashed a new force on financial markets: coordinated small investors whose capabilities of exacerbating volatility are probably here to stay.
Google survey: children face more online threats; Experts: parents should supervise moderately
In an interview with Lianhe Zaobao, SUTD head of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, Professor Lim Sun Sun said that the results from the study were not surprising. She said that children not only spend more time online during the pandemic, they also conduct more activities online.
Good News! Google Launches A New Supervised Experience On YouTube For Older Kids
To ensure your kids explore the web safely and that content is age-appropriate, Google has announced that will provide a new supervised …
Dover Forest case: Levelling the playing field between development and conservation
Assistant Professor Jeffrey Chan from the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) said the trend of re-appreciating green spaces in cities during the pandemic is likely to persist and grow, even when the worst of Covid-19 is over.
Cyber risks for S’pore kids up during pandemic: Poll
More children faced cyber risks amid the coronavirus pandemic last year, with one in three parents in Singapore reporting that their …
Commentary: Wuhan virus – when social media and chat groups complicate crisis communication
Commentary: Wuhan virus – when social media and chat groups complicate crisis communication
Commentary: The joys and frustrations of home-based learning
How well this home-based learning experience goes hinges on four factors in the home – space, the availability of devices, Wi-Fi speeds and parental skills, says Professor Lim Sun Sun.
When is it ‘cultural appropriation’ v appreciation?
The term “cultural appropriation” is used mostly in the West, but has also been invoked in Singapore, often as part of an online backlash against one public misstep or another.
No Farm No Foul
From NRF RIE Magazine January issue: A commentary by HASS Assistant Prof Lyle Fearnley, shedding some light on wild animal farming.
Terror at a click
Marine operations executive Shio Kumar thought little of his children’s activities on the Internet until news broke that a 16-year-old had planned to carry out terror attacks here after being radicalised online.