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This one novel word speaks volumes about how an entire language works

Meet X也 – pronounced as ‘ta’

If your first instinct for every task is to ask an AI tool to give you a starting point, you are skipping the most vital part of thinking.
Opinion & Features

Is AI hurting your ability to think?

Here’s how to reclaim your brain

Ice baths not only help people recover from the stresses of modern life, but also offer environments conducive to socialising and networking.
Opinion & Features

Ice baths: Chilling proposition makes for hot business

Ice baths are fast-evolving into a multi-million dollar global industry as a result of growing demand

While staying active is critical, playing sports adds a social aspect and extra cognitive demands to exercising.
Opinion & Features

The best sports for longevity

All forms of exercise help you live longer, but some activities come with extra benefits

Promotions are often a tool for rewarding past performance, not a way of selecting for future success.
Opinion & Features

The problem with promotions

The Peter principle is alive and well

Fireworks marked the New Year in cities around the world.
Lifestyle

World bids goodbye to 2025 with fireworks and icy plunges

Hopes for the new year include an end to the conflict between Russia and Ukraine

No 4 and 6 at Lor 24 Geylang is now a space for artists and photographers, thanks to the generosity of Dr Cheryl Loh and Dr John Chia.
Arts & Design
ARTS & DESIGN

When a private home becomes larger than itself

How a family shophouse in Geylang opened itself to Singapore’s photography community

An increasingly powerful appeal for the tens of millions of visitors Japan now draws annually is not just the traditional shopping, but the vibrant, over-the-counter trade in used items.
Opinion & Features

Japan’s US$580 billion hidden asset? In the back of the cupboard

The country has stored goods worth roughly the combined market cap of its three most globally known corporate names

The demands of the Christmas season are so time-consuming and stressful that they leave neither space nor emotional energy for what really matters – the peaceful enjoyment of Christmas spirit and seasonal goodwill.
Opinion & Features

The economics of seasonal serenity

Management scholars are making a case study of Christmas

While longevity comes down to many factors, there is some truth to American actor and comedian Dick Van Dyke’s claims.
Opinion & Features

Live to 100? Don’t get angry, says Dick Van Dyke

The centenarian credits his longevity to his positive outlook – and research says optimists live longer

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