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Are you going to eat cultured meat?
Perhaps, another question you like answered is when you are going to start seeing cultured meat on the store shelves. And what problem is it trying to address, anyway? Cultured meat is supposed to be an alternative to traditional meat that has a high carbon footprint, which contributes to climate change. (Is climate change real?) Read more
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Is climate change real?
One way or another, you have heard about climate change. But perhaps, you haven’t heard about the stories of people going through changes in the way they live because of the rapid changes in the temperature. Stories are powerful. And here’s a collection of stories from real people who think that climate change is real. Read more
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Are you ready for a world in which your voice is easily cloned?
Putting up our presence online isn’t entirely new. It’s the same thing with people who pretend to be you. But what if you live in a world where anyone, including you, can easily clone your voice? As I was exploring ways to do podcast editing efficiently, I came across Pat Flynn talk about an app Read more
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Find it challenging to make a new friend these days?
As you get into a routine of working, your social circle tends to shrink. If you get into a romantic relationship, your circle will shrink even more. And if you have children, you may find that most of the other adults you know are parents of kids about the same age as your own. How Read more
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The generations that have come before us
We often think that the generations that have come before us live a life that’s primitive compared to ours. And from this kind of thought, we become overconfident and too proud to listen to people we think are too old and can’t simply ‘relate’ with our generation. But in reality, it’s our pride that leads Read more
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How systems make things better (and faster)
I think that we can only optimize ourselves at a point. As much as we want to do things our way and as efficiently as possible, it simply doesn’t scale; because how we see the problem may not look the same for others unless there is a system in place. Systems expedite processes. And it Read more
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Responsibilities don’t just wake you up
They keep you awake. In fact, they keep you moving. However, you need to become responsible first so that you can handle your responsibilities. And if you fail to do so, your responsibilities become a burden on somebody else. Read more
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