Leisure time is not wasted time
Resting is an integral part of productivity. Our bodies and minds are not meant to constantly function in work mode, notes the writer.
Are reunifications the key to world peace?
If we look for hotspots in this world where military conflicts and other disturbances have been going on for years, they are precisely in those regions where territories were…
On AI and the soul-stirring char siu rice
Programmed obedience has limitations - similar to how following a fixed recipe restricts culinary creativity, notes the writer.
Indonesia’s badminton nightmare
This was the first time that Indonesia, once a widely feared badminton powerhouse, failed to win any medals in the sport at the Asian Games in its 61 years of participation.
Democratising AI to foster human rights
It is already apparent that AI systems will drastically impact our professional lives, private lives, and how we govern our societies, notes the writer.
Adobo Diplomacy: Making Filipino food global
The writer says that despite its Hispanic origins, adobo is as Filipino as it can get.
Russia’s war in Ukraine is reversing hard-won development gains and destroying global food security
In our interconnected world, where grain markets are global, the inflationary pressures caused by Putin's actions will be felt in every country.
The Moon is hot again, but why?
After so many years, why has the Moon landing become so cool again? The simple answer is: water.
India’s moon landing is a laudable scientific feat but world knows the space race has a military purpose
Landing on the moon was indeed a laudable scientific feat for India. However, the world knows that the space race, along with scientific research, has a military purpose.
Reversing Nepal’s brain drain
As students continue to go abroad, Nepali universities and colleges are losing their prospective students.