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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).

Mrs Lin, my mother’s old neighbour, has lived in the same community for decades. She is accustomed to her own lifestyle and likes to take care of the potted plants she grows along the common corridor outside her home every morning. About half a year ago, a man named Mr Chen moved in next door to Mrs Lin. The renovation work started very early every day and created a lot of noise. Mrs Lin became increasingly troubled. She failed to understand that Mr Chen wanted his family to live in a more comfortable home and instead believed that he was deliberately making the noise to disturb her. Mrs Lin became unhappy, avoided communicating with Mr Chen and even shouted at him as he walked past her door later on.

Some couples in Singapore are going beyond conventional fertility procedures like IVF (in-vitro fertilisation) in their quest for conception.

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.

The Singapore University of Technology and Design has introduced Ami, short for Advancing Mental Invigoration developed by Associate Professor Yow Wei Quin and her team; which aims to leverage gamification to harness the cognitive benefits of bilingualism or multilingualism in the elderly.

Move over Super Mario and Candy Crush, Ami is set to take the game world by storm – for the mature audiences at least. Ami operates on the scientific hypothesis that bilingualism or multilingualism has positive effects on the cognitive abilities of the elderly.

Researchers from the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) have developed a bilingual game app that helps elderly stave off the onset of dementia.

What are the benefits of bilingualism? It turns out that in addition to educational benefits, work convenience and maintaining connections with family and cultural traditions, bilingualism also has a positive impact on the brain and even delays the onset of dementia.

The article explores the cognitive functions of fluid abilities and crystalised abilities.

SUTD researchers delve into how language diversity can enrich children’s social-cognitive development.