Much like the Muslim nationalism espoused by the founders of Pakistan, Zionism was also a modern and secular construct.

There's a place for tikanga everywhere, including online.

A vaccine against tuberculosis, the world’s deadliest infectious disease, has never been closer to reality, with the potential to save millions of lives. But its development slowed after its corporate owner focused on more profitable vaccines.

Under the Malaysia Agreement of 1963, Sabah and Sarawak were equal partners to the former Federation of Malaya, but this standing has since been eroded. Here’s what restoring it will mean, and why it's important.

A system of ancient ceramic water pipes, the oldest ever unearthed in China, shows that neolithic people were capable of complex engineering feats without the need for a centralized state authority, finds ...

Cheonggyecheon Stream in Seoul, where an elevated expressway was demolished to make way for a massive public recreation space. Photo by Aleksandr Zykov Road development throughout the 20th century was based primarily on the premise that more infrastructure eases traffic. But evidence shows that road building, instead of reducing congestion, actually increases traffic. When travel…

KUALA LUMPUR, July 10 — Malaysia does not have official records of how many stateless persons are here, so how do we know the size of this “invisible” population? One...

Ambikapur, located in Chhattisgarh’s Surguja district, is a small city that houses about 200,000 people. In the recent years, the city has become synonymous with ‘cleanliness’, as the decentralised waste management plan undertaken by the city’s municipal corporation, has won national and international recognition. Maxima Minj, 45, who has been working at the city’s Nawa […]

In the Netherlands, about an hour and a half south of Amsterdam, there’s a city called Breda. Like many Dutch towns, it has cozy narrow streets, canals and plenty of bicycles. But there’s one historic building – right in the middle of town that really stands out from the rest. It’s a big, cylindrical structure,

Saudi Arabia became a top shareholder while its spies infiltrated Twitter.

LINDA LIM explains the complexities behind Singapore’s seemingly alarming number four rank in The Economist’s Crony Capitalism index. Regardless of the scale and impact of political connections in the Singapore economy, though, the republic’s status as an enabler of crony capitalism in other countries should be of concern.

On Friday, the Federal Aviation Administration issued a license for SpaceX to launch the first orbital test of Starship, the largest rocket in human history, as soon as this Monday, April 17th. I predict this will be a foolish and reckless decision, and impacts from even a nominal launch could prove catastrophic and significantly worse than presented to the public.

Well, this has certainly been a wild week. Last Sunday, I posted a summary of some key environmental impacts to look out for during SpaceX’s first launch of Starship Superheavy from Boca Chica, Texas. The post did really well in the following days; it racked up a view count in the ~25k range, a big success for a Substack like mine.

Elon Musk wants to go to Mars. Money, regulations, and public beaches are no object.

Investigators found suspect Bryan Kohberger with the method that solved the Golden State Killer case. But they aren’t saying so.

An opinion piece with Dr. Jackie Klopp

Robot vacuum companies say your images are safe, but a sprawling global supply chain for data from our devices creates risk.

A growing number of people are experimenting with federated alternatives to social media like Mastodon, either by joining an “instance” hosted by someone else or creating their own instance by

The sand mining project is part of a RM2 billion Chinese investment favoured by the state government. But locals fear the health impact.

The primary product sold by all management consultants – both software developers and strategic organisers – is the...