Room to Roam: How Pets Reshape Public Space
3 min read
Such environments do not merely accommodate pets; they support a mode of living that values connection, slowness and shared presence.
Project Mars: Growing a Forest to Feed and Educate Us
7 min read
Project Mars hopes to shift how people think about eating—not as something dependent on constant regrowth, but as something already growing around them.
Automation and The Middle-Class Squeeze
5 min read
Automation is forcing a philosophical reset in the labour market. While “work” historically meant performing routine tasks for pay, the future requires societies to compete with AI on meaning, not speed.
Hurting in Silence: A Need to Fight All Bullying on All Fronts
5 min read
The tragic loss of Zara Qairina[1], the culmination of a systemic bullying culture, where a “High Council” of seniors and abusive confrontations over theft accusations preceded her fatal fall, is a painful reminder that silence can kill.
Antara Detik: Allowing The Community to Recognise Itself
3 min read
“What is this life if, full of care,
We have no time to stand and stare.” — Leisure, William Henry Davies
A Taste of Penang's Own Coffee
5 min read
I can almost believe I’ve learned to make kopi—or at least understand that in Malaysia, coffee is a simple pleasure, and no less delicious than coffee made anywhere else.
Preparing the Young for an AI-Driven Future
4 min read
If education is meant to equip students for the realities of today and the uncertainties of tomorrow, we must rethink what it means to be literate, capable and future-ready in the age of AI.
The Financial Revolution That Is Upon Us: Tokenising Currencies with Stablecoins and CBDCs
6 min read
Stablecoins have become a vital asset to hedge against inflation in volatile economies. A survey revealed that 47% of participants in developing countries like Brazil, Turkey and Indonesia, use stablecoins for personal savings and cross-border remittances.
Highs and Lows in Penang's Urban Development
5 min read
Two major landmarks have sprouted up on Penang Island in the last quarter of 2025—the Penang Waterfront Convention Centre (PWCC) and the Lin Xiang Xiong Art Gallery.
Four Penang Stories of Teachers and Parents Who Build Rather Than Blame
5 min read
While many children are “farmed” out to schools, tuition centres, iPads and smartphones, there are still those who believe in showing up. We examine four distinct narratives, beginning with a Penang teacher, who once found his classroom in the homes of strangers.
Some Initial Lessons Learned when Training Large Language Models
2 min read
AI training aims at feeding, tuning and perfecting the content in LLMs. Behind facilitating “human thinking” is a great deal of labour-intensive work by many AI trainers.
A-Z Glossary in Artificial Intelligence
3 min read
AI has roots going back decades. The idea of creating “thinking machines” can be traced to philosophers and mathematicians who explored logic and reasoning, but the formal field of AI began in the 1950s.
