Today, couples with the male older than the female counterpart is a common occurrence. A famous example involves a controversial US president Donald Trump and his wife Melania. The duo share an age gap of a great 24 years, leading to some snide remarks of him being a ‘sugar daddy’…

A new song by the popular Korean girl group TWICE has recently been released, and I was pleasantly surprised by the song title ‘Scientist’. There are a few anime series which feature many science concepts in the episodes (see Dr Stone, Cells At Work and Science Fell in Love, So…

As the biggest League of Legends (LoL) tournament, Worlds, is right around the corner, analysts and fans alike vividly discuss everything revolving around the game, the teams and the players. A fun topic of discussion which inevitably arises every tournament is one of predictions. To get players more invested into…

On 20th April this year, an accident on the Pan-Island Expressway (PIE) involving a lorry carrying 17 migrant workers and a stationary tipper truck left two of the migrant workers dead and the rest injured. In a separate incident soon after, 10 men were taken to the hospital after a…

The Secretary Problem, Applied — I remember that time many years back during sexuality education class, where the girls are separated from the guys just for this special session. A week before the class started, the teachers sent out an online form asking for questions for this class, where male teachers will attempt to answer…

A few weeks ago, I came across a Medium article written by Matthew Prince, titled “Why No One Should Be an Atheist”. In his article, he argues that absence of proof is not the same as proof of absence, and when applied to the question of whether gods or deities…

Guard duty — one of the most time-wasting and rage-inducing duties which Singapore full-time national servicemen (NSFs) are obliged to carry out, especially in the Commandos formation, which pretty much does more duties than every other formation in the army. Guard duty has always been a source of friction inside…

The Fine Line Between Abstinence and Addiction — Belonging to the species of Homo sapiens, we are easily the most intelligent and advanced species which we know of. We have perfected means of communication which are versatile and specific, allowing information to be transcribed, stored and passed down to future generations. …