Do We Really Need 12 Years of School Before Going to University?
Education is an important aspect of most people living in the world, such that it influences quite a significant percentage…
Category: Perspectives
New perspectives on life
Why We Love Conspiracy Theories
Is the Illuminati real? Are there UFOs observing and abducting life on Earth? Is the COVID-19 pandemic only some sort…
The Paradox of Choice: More is Less?
Choice has been the front and center of a free market. Having an abundance of choice, in theory, can seem…
How to Cure Cancer by Solving Sudokus: A Story about P and NP
Yes, the title of the article might not make much sense. What is the correlation between Sudoku and curing cancer?…
Democracy’s Greatest Enemy According to Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith”
It’d be fair to say that most of us understand what Democracy is. It is the most common type of…
Critical Thinking: A Brief Introduction
Critical thinking isn’t the same as having a penchant for debating and criticizing people. Critical thinking has its origin in…
What If Nightcrawler’s Teleportation Super Power is Real?
Growing up, most children grew up to love superheroes. There may be many reasons behind this obsession, like their capability…
The Philosophy of Not Having Children?
What is the reason behind us humans having children? Some people may say that having children serves the purpose of…
Ubuntu Philosophy: The Interconnectivity of Human
I came across Ubuntu in one of my Netflix-binge, “The Playbook” a documentary and profiles on legendary sports coaches as…
Why It’s Impossible to Perform Kage Bunshin no Jutsu on a Quantum Bit
I’m quite sure a significant number of the audience reading this have watched an episode from the Japanese anime series…
What Makes a Human Different from Algorithms?
Most of our day-to-day activities depend on algorithms in the age where technology plays an integral role in almost everything…
How Dungeons & Dragons Can Make You a Better Leader
The rise in popularity for Dungeons & Dragons has garnered interests even towards the non-nerds. Of course, with all the…
Was Everything Created Last Thursday?
Have you ever heard a sentence that doesn’t make sense, but you can’t prove it to be wrong? And that…
The Absurd and Ironic Indonesian Reading Culture
While a lot of people abroad are racing to read hundreds of books per year, the Indonesian people are famous…
What We Can Learn from The Way Donald Trump Talks
The 45th president, Donald John Trump, or more commonly known as Donald Trump has been met with mixed likeability. Ranging…
What Makes Social Media So Addictive?
Do you often feel the urge to use social media from time to time; the urge to comment, the urge…
Juvenoia: Why We Hate Newer Trends and Despise the Younger Generation
Have you ever wondered why parents seem to always dislike current music trends or technology? Or have you ever heard…
Algorithmic Bias and Dangers of Machine Learning Systems
Like it or not, a lot of social media platforms we often browse about use machine learning in their recommendation…
Curse Words Are the First Step to Learn a Foreign Language
As an Indonesian, I can speak English quite fluently. I’ve been learning the language since I was a kid, and…
School Curriculum: Indonesian National vs. Cambridge International
As I enter my freshman year in university, I’m gradually exposed to more people and their various backgrounds. The more…