by Christie Lee | May 12, 2017 | 2017
Wealthy people are selfish jerks. So are their children. That is the implication, at least, of a batch of recent psychological studies. In a 2015 study, for example, preschoolers were told that they had earned enough tokens for “a really great prize.” They could keep...
by Abriel | May 11, 2017 | 2017, Climate Action
We are increasingly likely to blow past our climate goals soon, putting the world at a potentially dangerous level of climate change. Global temperatures could exceed 1.5 degrees Celsius above their pre-industrial levels within the next 15 years, according to a new...
by Abriel | May 11, 2017 | 2017, Climate Action
While the US administration is still on the fence about fighting global warming, the arctic countries met in Alaska to discuss the extensive environmental change in the arctic region. Arctic temperatures are rising twice as fast as elsewhere, sea ice is hitting record...
by Abriel | May 11, 2017 | 2017, Sustainable Cities & Communities
Since 2003, Citi-YMCA Youth For Causes has accumulatively raised more than $8 million for at least 160 charities. Under the scheme, each team of four participants is given seed funding of S$1,600 and other resources to plan and implement a project that will benefit a...
by Christie Lee | May 10, 2017 | 2017
We live in a world increasingly driven by data. The amount of data that’s being created and stored on a global level is almost inconceivable, and it just keeps growing. Experts have already made various predictions for disruptive technology in 2017, and they...
by Christie Lee | May 8, 2017 | 2017, Company of Good
OCBC – The Great Egg Cookout was a charity event under OCBC’s revamped corporate social responsibility (CSR) programme. Collaborating with Food From The Heart, the event is meant to kick off the regular distribution of 300,000 eggs to 2,500 needy families...
