by Abriel | Apr 9, 2019 | 2019, Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to advance and become more widely adopted, ethical discussions surrounding its development have largely centred on manpower displacement, as well as the potential impact of errors or inaccuracies in the programming process....
by Abriel | Apr 4, 2019 | 2019, Sustainable Cities & Communities, What Inspires You?
Young people are taking mental health issues in hand by forming ground-up initiatives to raise awareness of the stigma attached and to reach out to their peers in distress. These arose from the Youth Conversations dialogues the National Youth Council (NYC) held last...
by Abriel | Apr 1, 2019 | 2019, Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, What Inspires You?
From a multibillion-dollar education start-up to wired-up mannequins, technology is helping to revolutionise the way Indian school children are learning – provided their parents can afford it. A host of online platforms are taking advantage of a surge in...
by Abriel | Apr 1, 2019 | 2019, Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
A team of researchers from Nanyang Technological University (NTU) have developed a new educational tool, for teachers to tailor lessons to meet the needs of students of different learning abilities within the same classroom. Led by NTU Associate Professor Goh Wooi...
by Abriel | Mar 19, 2019 | 2019, Climate Action, What Inspires You?
Artists use their works to explore and highlight environmental themes, approaching them in an evocative and poetic manner. Canadian artist and photographer Benjamin Von Wong and social impact strategist Laura Francois created a sculpture made from 18,000 plastic cups...
by Abriel | Mar 19, 2019 | 2019, Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
The Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall received an unusual visitor yesterday (18 Mar) – a monitor sporting two long, vertical protrusions attached to a platform with wheels. Projected on the monitor was the smiling face of Madam Lily Wong, an elderly wheelchair...
