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On 22 July 2020, the Singapore government announced the SingapoRediscovers campaign to revitalise the local tourism industry, which had come under immense strain during the COVID-19 pandemic. While the campaign includes tourism packages in the Singapore heartlands, heartland tourism is not a new initiative in Singapore. In ‘Discovering the ‘Heart’ in Heartland Tourism’ (Geografiska Annaler: …
Photo: iStock/Yoke Fong Moey Since 1997, Racial Harmony Day has been held annually on 21 July in Singapore to commemorate the 1964 race riots, pay homage to today’s peaceful ethnic relations, and celebrate cultural diversity. Many Singaporeans would opine that Singapore has achieved harmony at the national level, but there remain questions of more insidious …
Five international scholars, in ‘Perspectives on the 21st Century Urban University from Singapore – A viewpoint forum’ (Cities, 2019), provide their critical analysis of the urban environment that envelopes and continues to shape Singapore’s higher education system. All of the contributors contend that there is a need to revise the currently dominant U.S./U.K.-centric approaches to …
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Established on 15 July 1845, The Straits Times has evolved over the years alongside other news companies to redefine how news is produced and consumed, across traditional print and digital platforms. In today’s big data age, automation seems to be the next biggest transformative force for newsrooms because it helps them manage the data deluge. …
As artificial intelligence (AI) comes to be more prevalent in our day to day lives, the possibility of its ubiquity, even in delicate tasks once thought to be contingent on human interaction, such as raising children, becomes more real. Yet, while the promises of AI childcare paint a utopian picture, the proliferation of AI in …
Unlike parents, AI will never tire of entertaining our children. Here’s the catch. Read More »
The proliferation of mis-, dis-, and mal-information (MDM) is a significant challenge in the digital age. Although current efforts to address MDM focus on technical interventions, they often overlook the influence of consumer behaviour, beliefs and biases. To tackle this gap in research, a highly interdisciplinary team consisting of researchers from the NUS School of …
Building Digital Information Resilience in a Post-Truth World Read More »
Does the weather affect the play strategies of professional elites? This was the question researchers Associate Professor Alberto Salvo, Associate Professor Liu Haoming, and Professor Lu Jingfeng (all of NUS Economics) asked in their latest study. The full results are published in ‘Willingness to fight on: Environmental quality in dynamic contests’ (The RAND Journal of …
Competition and the Environment: Less Willing to Fight On When the Air is Hot or Dirty Read More »
In his piece ‘Embracing ChatGPT and other generative AI tools in higher education: The importance of fostering trust and responsible use in teaching and learning’ (The Head Foundation Digest, June 2023), Mr Jonathan Sim (NUS Philosophy) acknowledges that generative AI (artificial intelligence) has brought significant disruptions to education, particularly in the areas of teaching and …
The 2020 General Election (GE) was held on 10 July. 2011’s GE is remembered for almost generating a freak result, when support for the PAP dropped to its record low of 60.1%. But surprisingly, the 2015 GE saw support for the PAP surging back to 69.9%. The explanation for this unexpected swing is controversial. ‘The …
‘On The Red Dot: Walk On Wild Side – Jurong!’ (CNA On The Red Dot, June 2023) is a short documentary episode focusing on the Jurong area in its historical, cultural, geographical and contemporary facets. Host Joakim Gomez speaks to different stakeholders and knowledge-holders, one of which is geomorphologist Dr Nawaz Muhammad (NUS Geography). Speaking …