by Anvita Nadgir ‘Meta’, the fascinating and enigmatic term that has captivated the attention of everyone from pupils to entrepreneurs in the 21st century. The term Meta itself is a prefix appearing in loanwords from Greek, meaning ‘after’, or ‘beyond’. However, at its core, Meta refers to a level of abstraction transcending the immediate and…
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Rising from the Rubble: Renewing Turkey and Syria after ‘Kahramanmaras’ Earthquake
by Anvita Nadgir Destruction is constant. The demolition of aeons of hard work and perseverance is expected, almost awaited. The perishing of the tangible and intangible is inevitable. Yet, so is the process of reconstruction and renewal. Renewal is restoring something to its once glorious state of being, often through a conscious and intentional effort…
Thriftily Transforming Singapore’s Fashion Scene: A Sustainable Style Revolution
by Ayesha Gajre Looking to renew your closet? In the bustling, consumerist landscape of Singapore, the allure of instant gratification and the need for constant novelty creates the perfect environment to breed fast fashion culture, where new products are sought after and discarded at an alarming rate. This mindset can clash with the more deliberate…
A Lament for Light
by Ayesha Gajre Whether it is that generations of us grew up with ‘Twinkle twinkle little star’ to lull us to sleep or that we are chemically made of the same substances as stars, the human species and the stars have been entwined inextricably since the dawn of our existence. Stars are pretty, to say…
Illuminating the Road to Success
by Anvita Nadgir The pursuit of success is often viewed as an arduous endeavour, one with innumerable obstacles and challenges. As the adage goes, “the road to success is paved with the hot asphalt of failure.” Humanity longs to illuminate the path to affluence. However, charting the path to wealth and riches is impractical, and…
Preserving nature: Mankind’s greatest feat
by Anvita Nadgir It would be fitting to describe our environment as an undervalued and underappreciated beauty. Everything we want, and more, it willingly provides. Its power and elegance are incomparable. The environment asks for simply respect and gratitude, yet all it receives in return is disregard and mistreatment. The environment has to take the…
Let’s Talk Nuclear.
By Anonymous In the 20th century, geopolitical conflicts plagued humanity— from Japan’s invasions of China and the islands in the pacific ocean to Germany’s conquests in Europe, to name a few. World War 1 and 2 showed how ruthless and inhumane countries could become if the situation arose. World War 2 was a dark time…
Can We Consider Astrology a Science?
By Jia Dsouza For centuries, our ancestors have turned to the stars to reveal their fate, and who could blame them? It is not easy navigating through a world full of unknowns. However, uncertainty is probably the only constant in our universe. Whether it is seeing a pandit with your parents or manifesting a better…
Time Travel – The Dangers of Looking Back
By Sehjot Singh Have you ever looked back in history and thought to yourself, “I could have done this better”, or, “if someone just changed this one detail, everything would have been better?” If only the world had a time machine, people could have gone back and stopped major catastrophes like the holocaust by killing…
Gaming Companies Put The ‘T’ in GTA
By Harshitha Veeravalli AI Ethics? AI ethics is one of the most unspoken aspects of the AI industry. I didn’t know about it until recently when I did some internet-digging. Everyone has talked about the inevitable robot-takeover without realizing how probable it is. I learnt about it when I came across an interesting article where…
The Casual Observer 