Developing Skills in University
You arrive at Subarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok. After passing immigration you search for the taxi stand. While waiting, you feel hungry. Three vendors are selling pizza.
5y ago
Empathy looking at others through their eyes
The word empathy entered the English dictionary in 1909 when the British psychologist Edward Titchener translated the German word einfühlung. He defined empathy as “feeling into”. Titchener was working with the German psychologist Wilhem Wundt at Leipzig University. Experimental psychology was emerging as a new branch that studied how people see their world and how they respond to it.
6y ago
TIME: How do people see it
Time was first measured by observing the moon or the sun through calendars. In 1582 AD, Pope Gregory XIII modified the Julian Calendar of Julius Caesar. The objective of the Gregorian calendar was to mark
6y ago
Universal Basic Income - More than just fighting robots
Robots and artificial intelligence (AI) are here to stay. They'll only become more and more efficient and intelligent. It's not unnatural to ask the question: will these robots make us all redundant one day? Only time can tell how the future unfolds. The question to ask now is: what to do?
6y ago
Floating Schools: A beautiful innovation
Bangladesh is located at the crossing of two mighty rivers: the Ganges and the Brahmaputra. This is one of the reasons why Bangladesh is the largest delta in the world. Being the largest delta has made the land one of the most fertile in
6y ago
Fatima Al-Fihri
Muhammad Bin Abdullah Al-Fihri Al-Quaraouiyine (pronounced “karaween”) was born in the city of Al-Qayrawan in today's Tunisia. He migrated to Fez in today's Morocco. Fez was then under the Idrisid dynasty.
6y ago
Thaler and the Nobel in Economics: A Vintage Selection
The neoclassical school was based on rationality. When making decisions, people maximise things they like and minimise things they don't like.
6y ago
Good grades alone may not be good enough
For centuries, since the first university, Al Quaraouiyine in Fez, Morocco (est: 859 AD), universities have been a centre of learning.
6y ago
November 15, 2018
Developing Skills in University
You arrive at Subarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok. After passing immigration you search for the taxi stand. While waiting, you feel hungry. Three vendors are selling pizza.
March 29, 2018
Empathy looking at others through their eyes
The word empathy entered the English dictionary in 1909 when the British psychologist Edward Titchener translated the German word einfühlung. He defined empathy as “feeling into”. Titchener was working with the German psychologist Wilhem Wundt at Leipzig University. Experimental psychology was emerging as a new branch that studied how people see their world and how they respond to it.
January 18, 2018
TIME: How do people see it
Time was first measured by observing the moon or the sun through calendars. In 1582 AD, Pope Gregory XIII modified the Julian Calendar of Julius Caesar. The objective of the Gregorian calendar was to mark
December 28, 2017
Universal Basic Income - More than just fighting robots
Robots and artificial intelligence (AI) are here to stay. They'll only become more and more efficient and intelligent. It's not unnatural to ask the question: will these robots make us all redundant one day? Only time can tell how the future unfolds. The question to ask now is: what to do?
November 23, 2017
Floating Schools: A beautiful innovation
Bangladesh is located at the crossing of two mighty rivers: the Ganges and the Brahmaputra. This is one of the reasons why Bangladesh is the largest delta in the world. Being the largest delta has made the land one of the most fertile in
November 2, 2017
Fatima Al-Fihri
Muhammad Bin Abdullah Al-Fihri Al-Quaraouiyine (pronounced “karaween”) was born in the city of Al-Qayrawan in today's Tunisia. He migrated to Fez in today's Morocco. Fez was then under the Idrisid dynasty.
October 19, 2017
Thaler and the Nobel in Economics: A Vintage Selection
The neoclassical school was based on rationality. When making decisions, people maximise things they like and minimise things they don't like.
June 22, 2017
Good grades alone may not be good enough
For centuries, since the first university, Al Quaraouiyine in Fez, Morocco (est: 859 AD), universities have been a centre of learning.
June 8, 2017
How Young Bangladeshis can Embrace the Winds of Change
In my undergrad, a text was mentioned. Bangladesh: The Test Case for Development by Just Faaland and Richard Parkinson, in 1976.
May 18, 2017
Plagiarism: Why and how to avoid it
At some point in your student life you'll need to hand in written work. This may be an assignment, a term paper, or a thesis.
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