Freakonomics

Freakonomics- Steven D. Levitt & Stephen J. Dubner I first read Freakonomics when I was still in secondary school, and I t

Spiritual Atheism: What is life?

What is life? Most of us think of it in terms of biology- plants, animals, fungi and bacteria. By such strict definitions, con

Vision: To contribute to human welfare by diminishing ignorance

I want to contribute to human knowledge and welfare. How does one do that? There’s a central structure at the root of it

Bill O’Reilly makes me sick.

Have not felt this angry in a while.

My Mass Effect Experience

I want to talk about Mass Effect. I first started when I played Mass Effect 2 on my friend’s Playstation 2. As with Drag

Thinking about Pete Wentz

I’m thinking about Pete Wentz before I go to bed. I follow him on Twitter. Why? I suppose because he was the bassist and

Get off social media for a month and you realize how little it matters.

I went to bed at 1030pm or so, and I woke up at about 1230 am, presumably because I needed to pee. (It wasn’t a strong u

Meeting Dr. Bruce Hood

I had the wonderful honour of having an “interview” with Dr. Bruce Hood today, courtesy of Campus Magazine. (It wa

W17D2- a teacher’s passion

I’ve decided to make it a point to start writing something every day. This is not a new decision but it’s another

My Goals as a Tutor

I intend to be a tutor and mentor to Singaporean teenagers once I’m done re-taking my A-levels. There are many tutors ou

Sam Harris, on Free Will

Wherever you stand on the matter, this was a good watch. Sam Harris, on free will. — The New York Times – Why Afgh

Education Reform & Disruption: To what extent will online education replace brick-and-mortar education in the next 10 years?

Bob Scott: If it’s not a revolution, online education is certainly an upheaval that’s going to replace a big chunk of wha