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Article Title: Nothing Lasts Forever   Article Summary This article explains the importance of detachment. The author says that one should remain unconcerned of worldly pleasures and suffering for everything in this world is ephemeral. Whether in fame or...

Article Title: Is bigger always better, or will the tiny inherit the Earth?   Article Summary In this article, they author debates whether mammals are better off being big or smaller in size. He starts by saying that being big has its advantages - from warding...

Article Title: We live in interesting times. Why can’t Hollywood make films about them?   Article Summary The article is about the content of Hollywood movies, and that it should focus more on contemporary issues rather celebrating liberal success stories of the...

Article Title: How the pressure of ‘modernisation’ make humanities education crumble   Article Summary The article describes the impact of modernisation on the field of humanities. All over the world, State-funded humanities research and teaching are being shut...

Article Title: Should You Meditate?   Article Summary In this article, the author speaks about meditation and its benefits. She says the answer to “should you meditate” is complicated and although there is promising evidence showing improvements with mindfulness...

Article Title: Opinion | The art of illegal immigration   Article Summary This article aims at finding out what makes artists root for the political subjects pertaining to the sufferings of the displaced and the stateless. A Chilean poet Raúl Zurita, printed a...

Article Title: What is a playground?   Article Summary In this article, the author travels back to the time when she was a child reminiscing of the fun she had playing outdoor games on the playground. While today’s kids are hardly playing outside and are confined...

Article Title: Opinion | Social harmony is good for economic growth   Article Summary This article argues that unlike most economists who believe that the ultimate goal of public policy and the purpose of all human endeavor is an economic growth, social harmony...

Man’s evolved avatar: Cyborgs may be able to ward off the existential threat from artificial intelligence   Article Summary This interesting article makes the point that Cyborgs may be able to ward off the existential threat from artificial intelligence in the...

The fright stuff: What makes horror movies tick?   Article Summary This interesting article investigates what makes horror movies scary. It highlights the devices used one by horror film makers to make horror films have a certain effect on the viewers. Since the...

Article Title: Loss of biodiversity is just as catastrophic as climate change   Article Summary The article at hand expounds the view that biodiversity and climate protection are intricately interlinked issues, and both need to be acted upon with high urgency....

Article Title: Why footwear has far more to do with identity and expression than mere function   Article Summary The main idea communicated in this interesting article is: why footwear has far more to do with identity and expression than mere function. It starts...