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Disclaimer: Since we're talking about bitcoin, cryptocurrencies in this podcast, and I reference my work as a financial advisor, I must emphasize that the content of this podcast is for information and educational purposes ONLY. Nothing discussed here should be taken as personal financial or investment advice for any individual or group. Onwards! Bitcoin keeps pushing close to the $100,000 mark, which is a long way from where the world's most prominent cryptocurrency started in 2010. The crazy thing is that, relatively speaking, bitcoin is still in its infancy, yet it is making a mark on politics and economics alike. From recalibrating the political economy of El Salvador to its use as an alternative source of money for Russian dissidents and Ukrainian refugees, bitcoin is carving out space for itself in the global economy. To help unpack bitcoin, how it works, and its growing use as “resistance money,” I've brought on friend and colleague Andrew Bailey from Yale-NUS to discuss Resistance Money: A Philosophical Case for Bitcoin, a book he recently published with coauthors Bradley Rettler and Craig Warmke.  In this discussion, we explore Bitcoin's evolution, its use as resistance money, the El Salvador experiment, and how Bitcoin mining is contributing to developing green energy infrastructure around the world. It's a fascinating discussion that helped me broaden my view of what had been a somewhat mysterious topic to me prior to reading Andrew's work. Just a reminder Get a weekly dose of analysis on world events by signing up for my Substack newsletter.  Subscribe to Tim Talks Politics⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠ on Substack⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ today and get 30% off for being a loyal listener! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/timtalkspolitics/support

Johann Wah, President & Cofounder of Nika.eco, and Jeremy Au discussed: 1. Student Founder Beginnings: While attending Yale-NUS, Johann founded a sustainable apparel company to pay for his university expenses and dates with his now-wife. The business started gaining traction after a Straits Times article featured their eco-friendly fabrics, but the COVID-19 pandemic led to canceled orders and an overwhelming inventory. Faced with financial challenges, he borrowed money from friends and family to meet his Minimum Order Quantity (MOQ) for the fabrics. When B2C sales dried up, he pivoted to B2B, cold calling and knocking on doors of corporations with sustainability mandates. After three months of high risk, he secured contracts with Western multi-national corporations headquartered in Singapore that allowed him to clear his debts and pay for his university fees. 2. Amazon to Nika.eco Founder: Johann landed a role as on AWS's startup team after three attempts. Despite achieving his dream of working at Amazon, he felt compelled to explore climate tech, motivated by a conversation with his best friend and co-founder who had already left Amazon to pursue the same vision. Together, they launched Nika.eco to democratize climate and geospatial modeling, making it more accessible to smaller universities, researchers, and consultants. Their product simplifies climate modeling by offering a one-click virtual machine that automates setup, cutting down the typical three-day setup process to mere minutes. This solution addresses the cost and complexity barriers that smaller institutions face in accessing high-end cloud computing resources. 3. Climate Change Perspective: His passion for climate tech is deeply rooted in his childhood experiences in Chiang Mai, Thailand where his father, a part-time missionary, worked closely with indigenous farmers. The farmers were reliant on deforestation and monoculture farming practices to sustain their livelihoods, which sparked his interest in environmental sustainability. His wife, the cofounder of Thryft.sg, Southeast Asia's largest secondhand bookstore, shares his commitment to sustainability. They frequently discuss the future of the planet and their hope for raising children in a better world. Johann remains optimistic that human innovation will help mitigate the effects of climate change. He also believes that although the world faces significant ecological challenges, technology and adaptability can pave the way for a brighter future. Jeremy and Johann also discussed how spatial analytics transform insurance risk pricing, how his time in the oil and gas industry shaped his sustainability approach, the importance of public-private partnerships, and Southeast Asia's potential to become a hub for climate-focused solutions. Watch, listen or read the full insight at https://www.bravesea.com/blog/johann-wah Nonton, dengar atau baca wawasan lengkapnya di https://www.bravesea.com/blog/johann-wah-id 观看、收听或阅读全文，请访问 https://www.bravesea.com/blog/johann-wah-cn Xem, nghe hoặc đọc toàn bộ thông tin chi tiết tại https://www.bravesea.com/blog/johann-wah-vn Get transcripts, startup resources & community discussions at www.bravesea.com WhatsApp: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VakR55X6BIElUEvkN02e TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jeremyau Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jeremyauz Twitter: https://twitter.com/jeremyau LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bravesea English: Spotify | YouTube | Apple Podcasts Bahasa Indonesia: Spotify | YouTube | Apple Podcasts Chinese: Spotify | YouTube | Apple Podcasts Vietnamese: Spotify | YouTube | Apple Podcasts

Mdm Kay Kuok, Chair of the Yale-NUS Governing BoardMembers of the Yale-NUS Governing BoardProfessor Aaron Thean, Deputy President (Academic Affairs) and Provost of NUSProfessor Joanne Roberts, President of Yale-NUS CollegeFamilies, Yale-NUS community, and FriendsAnd dear graduates,Most of you were the class of 2020 in high school, your graduations disrupted by a once in a century pandemic. Today, as the Yale-NUS graduating class of 2024, your lives are mercifully not disrupted. It would however be tone-deaf to not recognize that many graduates in the Middle-East, Ukraine, or the US, won't be enjoying a commencement like yours this year.This is a heavy realisation as we traverse through life. Moments of celebrations and triumph for many are invariably juxtaposed with sorrow, loss, and sadness elsewhere. At your highest highs and lowest lows, know that there are others with a different luck of the draw.Graduates, recognising that life's peaks and valleys are inevitable can be liberating. It underscores the line “nothing lasts forever.” I think it also makes us less self-complacent, less territorial and possessive, more humble, and open to experiencing the next, the other. And perhaps, along those lines, more open to experiments. I want to explore the wisdom of experiments in the rest of this talk.Experiments can be scientific or social, public or personal. You can experiment with a business plan, a critical query, a new diet, a different workout, or just see if hearing someone out could give us an insight not feasible within our experiences.Consider hanging out with students from different majors an experiment. During my graduate school days, that very experiment led me to my life partner. Reach out to those from different religions, political persuasion, culture, or lifestyle, and see if their company and proximity make our lives richer and more joyous. If our mutual humanity can transcend our differences. These are experiments for the rest of your lives. And they will matter more as you delve into higher studies or jobs.If you're a scientist, your vocation is largely about testing hypothesis through experiments, but surely that's not where it ends.America is an experiment. Singapore is an experiment. Yale-NUS has been an experiment.Every new idea's worth is tested through experiments. Is it possible to send humans to the moon and back? Let's experiment, let's try. Is it possible to have a thriving, multicultural, multiracial society? Let's experiment. If it fails, try again.Some pursuits can follow the path of Thomas Edison, noisy and full of stumbles, but at the end, marked by glorious achievements. To paraphrase him, he never failed, he just successfully found the numerous ways that the experiment would not work.Some experiments can be spectacularly successful over a short period of time, thanks to luck, serendipity, or a stroke of genius. I wish you have those, but I also know that for the most you, that will not be the case. My hope is in fact that you leave this campus with the grit necessary to follow Edison's path, and don't shy away from your dreams at the first, second, or even third roadblock.Your exceptionally fortunate time at the Yale-NUS, in my view, has been an experiment of a lifetime. You could have gone to so many other places, but aren't you gratified that you came here? Reflecting on President Roberts's words, this place has hopefully instilled in you the patience, perseverance, and sense of community critically needed to make a difference.This beautiful campus, these dedicated and brilliant faculty, and these amazing facilities have nourished your minds over the past four years. That experiment of liberal arts in the heart of Singapore has been a resounding success. You made that happen. The legacy of this institution will never fade. So, let's embrace uncertainty, let's stand up against the fear of failure, let's move forward, secure in the conviction that your time here has provided you with the values and intellectual mettle to take on the world. We can write down an endless list of woes that afflict our planet; let them be your problems to solve. With your curiosity, empathy, and knowledge, let the experiments begin.   Congratulations Class of 2024!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the current episode of The VitaDAO Aging Science Podcast, we explore the fascinating intersection of entropy, epigenetics, and aging with our esteemed guests, Peter Fedichev, founder of Gero and a trailblazer in longevity research, and Prof. Jan Gruber from Yale-NUS, known for his deep understanding of the physics behind aging. As we navigate through Peter Fedichev's recent paper that sparked heated discussions on the limits of age-reversal, we'll delve into the science of stochastic changes in methylation patterns, the controversial debate around the reversibility of aging, and the impact of entropy on human longevity. This episode will also shine a light on the vital role of VitaDAO in science funding, the challenges faced by PhD students in today's economic climate, and the exciting potential of naked mole rats in aging research.

Saturday Mornings host Glenn van Zutphen and co-host, award-winning author Neil Humphreys are joined by Trishia Craig, VP and Senior Lecturer at Yale NUS on how her passion for mocktails started and how she's showing friends, students, and corporates a new way to celebrate with alcoholic-free drinks that are a multi-billion dollar business.  She also creates our very own “Saturday Mornings Show” mocktail which is: a little spicy, a tad British, notes of America, slightly irreverent, and rooted in SEA good times. 1 oz ginger simple syrup 2 oz Alcohol-Free gin (like Tanqueray 0.0) 1.5 oz fresh pineapple juice 1 oz fresh-squeezed lime juice Scrappy's or Regan's orange bitters (optional) Trader Joe's (or others) chili lime spice salt for rim Fever Tree India tonic water  Put simple syrup, AF gin, juices, and bitters in an ice-filled shaker. Shake for 30 seconds, and pour into a glass neat or over ice. Rim the glass with the lime chili spice or shake on top of drink. Top with tonic water and garnish with a lime wheel and pineapple wedge.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

“Saturday Mornings Show” host Glenn van Zutphen and guest co-host Trisha Craig, Yale-NUS speak to Rosemary Overell, Senior Lecturer, Media, Film & Communication, University of Otago New Zealand about the rise of the Meta Threads app and why 100 million people have already signed up.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In our International News Review, “Saturday Mornings Show” host Glenn van Zutphen and guest co-host Trisha Craig, Yale-NUS, discuss the outcome of the important NATO meeting this week and its impact on Sweden and Ukraine, also the reasons behind the Hollywood writer's and actor's strike, and how Barbie is getting permission to land in the Philippines.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Anne ChengCollège de FranceHistoire intellectuelle de la ChineAnnée 2022-2023Colloque - Borges et la Chine : Jardins, encyclopédies, labyrinthes, Chine : tout se tientColloque organisé le 21 juin 2023 par Anne Cheng, chaire Histoire intellectuelle de la Chine.Intervenant(s) :Andrew Hui, Yale-NUS, Singapour

This week on SA Voices From the Field, we interviewed Dr. Dave Stanfield about his own experiences working in Singapore, after years working in student affairs within the United States. Dave Stanfield is Vice President of Student Affairs and Dean of Students at Yale-NUS College in Singapore. Dr. Stanfield oversees residential education, campus life, student services, career services, study abroad, intercultural engagement, and student well-being. Since joining Yale-NUS in 2019, Dr. Stanfield has engaged deeply with the Yale-NUS student body to enhance student life and create an innovative and distinctive residential curriculum. His leadership of the student affairs team has centered around fostering a sense of belonging for all students, enhancing student support structures, and enabling collaboration across campus units. Dr. Stanfield has extensive student affairs experience in the context of international higher education partnerships, as he also served on Carnegie Mellon University's campus in Doha, Qatar (2006-2011), where he was Director of Student Activities and First-Year Programmes. While pursuing his Ph.D. in Higher Education Administration, Dr. Stanfield was a research assistant at the Boston College Center for International Higher Education; his research focused on innovative transnational higher education strategies and organizational structures. After completing his doctorate, with an appreciation for the importance of international educational research and assessment, Dr. Stanfield joined the Council of International School (CIS) in Leiden, Netherlands, as Head of Research and Development. He helped develop CIS' International Accreditation protocol and created resources to support member universities in achieving their international student recruitment goals. Please subscribe to SA Voices from the Field on your favorite podcasting device and share the podcast with other student affairs colleagues!

In our International News Review, Glenn van Zutphen and award-winning author Neil Humphrey speak to Trisha Craig, Sr. Lecturer Global Affairs, VP for Engagement, Yale-NUS College about Malaysia's landmark election of Anwar Ibrahim, the World Cup 2022 human rights issue, and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode, we talk to Associate Professor Khoo Hoon Eng is the Associate Dean of Faculty for academic affairs at the Yale-NUS college, and the former vice dean of education in Yong Loo Lin school of Medicine. She shares her personal journey across disciplines, and across places, her own personal education background in liberal arts, and her professional experience starting and building liberal arts institutions.

In this episode, I talk with Tom Davies, Seymour Reader in Ancient History and Philosophy at the University of Melbourne, about how understanding Indian philosophy in relationship with the rest of the ancient world helps us reflect on what philosophy is, as a human activity, in different cultural contexts. Note: This is the final episode of the regular season, concluding the series of interviews with philosophers who taught Philosophy and Political Thought at Yale-NUS. Not every philosopher participated, but interviews with all those who did are now available as episodes one through ten. But at least one bonus episode is coming later this summer! Further Resources Tom Davies on Academia.edu: https://yale-nus.academia.edu/TomHerculesDavies Ancient Egyptian Philosophy at Philosophy Now: https://philosophynow.org/issues/128/Does_Western_Philosophy_Have_Egyptian_Roots Hannah Arendt: https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/arendt/ Music Credits: Brittle Rille by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3460-brittle-rille License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/malcolm-keating/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/malcolm-keating/support

Ai trong chúng ta cũng khao khát được sống, nhưng không phải lúc nào chúng ta cũng biết trân quý sự sống. Chỉ khi đối diện với cái chết, ta mới nhận ra mình có thể đã đánh đổi cuộc đời cho những điều không thật sự quan trọng với mình. Ở On Balance tập này, bạn sẽ được lắng nghe cuộc trò chuyện giữa host Lương Ngọc Tiên và chị Hồ Gia Anh Lê về cách chị đối diện với căn bệnh ung thư. Làm cách nào để chị có thể sống không hối tiếc, nếu phải ra đi cũng không đau buồn? Làm cách nào để vẫn có thể trao tặng cho những người xung quanh món quà của tình yêu thương và sự hiểu biết? Làm cách nào để chữa lành căn bệnh của mình và nâng cao nhận thức cộng đồng về nguồn gốc gây nên những căn bệnh quái ác này? Chị Anh Lê là chuyên gia tư vấn và đào tạo về Mindfulness tại Đại học Yale NUS, Singapore, đồng thời là Chủ tịch Hội đồng cố vấn Hệ thống giáo dục HBE – Trường học Hạnh phúc tại Hà Tĩnh. Tháng 12/2021, chị phát hiện mình đang bị ung thư giai đoạn cuối và chỉ còn 6 tháng để sống. Mời các bạn cùng đón xem câu chuyện xúc động được kể một cách thật bình an của chị! Dẫn chuyện - Host | Lương Ngọc Tiên Kịch bản - Scriptwriting | Lương Ngọc Tiên Biên Tập – Editor | Thảo Nguyễn Sản Xuất - Producer | Anneliese Mai Nguyen Quay Phim - Cameraman | Khanh Trần, Minh Nhựt Âm thanh - Sound | Khanh Trần Hậu Kì – Post Production | Minh Nhựt Thiết kế - Design | Abbie Nguyễn Nhiếp ảnh | Khanh Trần, Minh Nhựt

In our International News Review, Glenn van Zutphen and award-winning author Neil Humphreys speaks to Steve Okun, Senior Advisor, Mclarty Associates and Trisha Craig, VP and Senior Lecturer, Social Sciences, Yale-NUS to talk about upcoming ASEAN summit held in the US White House and the objection of abortion in the US, and more.    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode, I talk with Neil Mehta, Associate Professor of Philosophy at Yale-NUS, about what exists and what we can say about it. Further Resources Neil Mehta's website: http://www.profneilmehta.com/ Theory of Two Truths in India: https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/twotruths-india/ Graham Priest's website: https://grahampriest.net Metaphysics of grounding: https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/grounding/ Nagarjuna: https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/nagarjuna/ Music Credits: Brittle Rille by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3460-brittle-rille License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/malcolm-keating/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/malcolm-keating/support

In this episode, I talk with Matthew Walker, Associate Professor of Philosophy at Yale-NUS, about ancient philosophy, therapeutic arguments, reading practices, and the Bhagavad Gita. Further Resources Matt Walker's website: https://sites.google.com/site/mattwalker2000/home Aristotle on the Uses of Contemplation: https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/aristotle-on-the-uses-of-contemplation/14962F5B7153012A256FB48B5A27CCE8 Aristotle https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/aristotle/ Zhu Xi https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/zhu-xi/ Emotions in Indian Philosophy https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/concept-emotion-india/ Music Credits: Brittle Rille by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3460-brittle-rille License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/malcolm-keating/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/malcolm-keating/support

In this episode, I talk with Jay Garfield, Professor of Philosophy at Smith College, about the Buddhist philosopher Candrakirti and how teaching Indian philosophy at Yale-NUS impacted his understanding of Western philosophers like Hume. Further Resources Jay Garfield's website: https://jaygarfield.org/ David Hume: https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/hume/ The Concealed Influence of Custom (Jay Garfield): https://global.oup.com/academic/product/the-concealed-influence-of-custom-9780190933401 Candrakirti and Hume on the Self and the Person (Jay Garfield): https://jaygarfield.files.wordpress.com/2020/04/candrakicc84rti-and-hume-on-self.pdf Madhyamaka philosophy (and Chandrakirti): https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/madhyamaka/ https://iep.utm.edu/madhyamaka-buddhist-philosophy/ Music Credits: Brittle Rille by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3460-brittle-rille License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/malcolm-keating/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/malcolm-keating/support

Do younger Singaporeans have stronger and different views from an older generation about race? Yale-NUS student co-host Adriel Yong and Lin Suling talk to Institute of Policy Studies' Mathew Mathews and podcast host Sabrina Shiraz about SAP schools, the Ethnic Integration Policy, workplace discrimination and what a true multiracial Singapore would look like. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In a Nutshell: One of the beautiful things about Bitcoin is its interdisciplinary nature. To really “get” Bitcoin, you have to have at least a working knowledge of a wide variety of disciplines. That's one reason why I love talking to academic philosophers who are also Bitcoiners. They have frameworks to help us understand the expansive and interconnected nature of Bitcoin and the kinds of questions we should be asking ourselves about it. Here's Andrew Bailey, Bradley Rettler, and Craig Warmke writing at Coindesk: Philosophy is all-inclusive,​ the ultimate bundled interdiscipline. Bitcoin pairs well with philosophy because every one of its ingredients falls within the purview of philosophical research. Philosophers draw from whatever evidence is relevant – and evidence relevant to Bitcoin spans psychology, economics, cryptography and more. But neither psychology, nor economics, nor cryptography, nor computer science alone provides a deep understanding of the system as a whole. A bird's eye view of Bitcoin is necessarily a philosophical one. In today's show, I combine four previously released conversations with the leading Bitcoin philosophers into one mega 5-hour show. Necessarily, we cover a broad range of topics that I hope will add to your knowledge and appreciation for this thing we call Bitcoin. Guests in Alphabetical Order: Andrew Bailey, Associate Professor of Philosophy at Yale-NUS college in Singapore Bradley Rettler, Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the University of Wyoming, Craig Warmke, Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Northern Illinois University Troy Cross, Professor of Philosophy and Humanities at Reed College in Oregon.

In this episode, I interview Shaoling Ma, professor of Humanities (Literature) at Yale-NUS about her new book, The Stone and the Wireless: Mediating China, 1861-1906 (Duke UP, 2021). In this fascinating book, Ma grapples with theoretical and historical questions of media and mediation in the late Qing. Calling on a diverse set of sources, including diplomatic records, science fiction novels, modern poetry, and telegraphic dispatches among many others, Ma's examines “mediation in terms of the discursive interactions with physical devices and material processes of communication” (49). By reading the treatment of documents and labor in Wu Jianren's New Story of the Stone against representations of the new, “stoney” lithographic practices of the Dianshizhai Pictorial, or showing how the Boxer crisis shaped understandings of telegraphy and transmission, The Stone and the Wireless enriches not only Chinese studies, but also speaks broadly to scholarship on media and technology. In her conclusion, Ma teases readers with an interpretation of a very recent Chinese sci-fi novel, convincingly making the case for the contemporary political relevance of her study. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/literary-studies

In this episode, I interview Shaoling Ma, professor of Humanities (Literature) at Yale-NUS about her new book, The Stone and the Wireless: Mediating China, 1861-1906 (Duke UP, 2021). In this fascinating book, Ma grapples with theoretical and historical questions of media and mediation in the late Qing. Calling on a diverse set of sources, including diplomatic records, science fiction novels, modern poetry, and telegraphic dispatches among many others, Ma's examines “mediation in terms of the discursive interactions with physical devices and material processes of communication” (49). By reading the treatment of documents and labor in Wu Jianren's New Story of the Stone against representations of the new, “stoney” lithographic practices of the Dianshizhai Pictorial, or showing how the Boxer crisis shaped understandings of telegraphy and transmission, The Stone and the Wireless enriches not only Chinese studies, but also speaks broadly to scholarship on media and technology. In her conclusion, Ma teases readers with an interpretation of a very recent Chinese sci-fi novel, convincingly making the case for the contemporary political relevance of her study. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/chinese-studies

In this episode, I interview Shaoling Ma, professor of Humanities (Literature) at Yale-NUS about her new book, The Stone and the Wireless: Mediating China, 1861-1906 (Duke UP, 2021). In this fascinating book, Ma grapples with theoretical and historical questions of media and mediation in the late Qing. Calling on a diverse set of sources, including diplomatic records, science fiction novels, modern poetry, and telegraphic dispatches among many others, Ma's examines “mediation in terms of the discursive interactions with physical devices and material processes of communication” (49). By reading the treatment of documents and labor in Wu Jianren's New Story of the Stone against representations of the new, “stoney” lithographic practices of the Dianshizhai Pictorial, or showing how the Boxer crisis shaped understandings of telegraphy and transmission, The Stone and the Wireless enriches not only Chinese studies, but also speaks broadly to scholarship on media and technology. In her conclusion, Ma teases readers with an interpretation of a very recent Chinese sci-fi novel, convincingly making the case for the contemporary political relevance of her study. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/intellectual-history

In this episode, I interview Shaoling Ma, professor of Humanities (Literature) at Yale-NUS about her new book, The Stone and the Wireless: Mediating China, 1861-1906 (Duke UP, 2021). In this fascinating book, Ma grapples with theoretical and historical questions of media and mediation in the late Qing. Calling on a diverse set of sources, including diplomatic records, science fiction novels, modern poetry, and telegraphic dispatches among many others, Ma's examines “mediation in terms of the discursive interactions with physical devices and material processes of communication” (49). By reading the treatment of documents and labor in Wu Jianren's New Story of the Stone against representations of the new, “stoney” lithographic practices of the Dianshizhai Pictorial, or showing how the Boxer crisis shaped understandings of telegraphy and transmission, The Stone and the Wireless enriches not only Chinese studies, but also speaks broadly to scholarship on media and technology. In her conclusion, Ma teases readers with an interpretation of a very recent Chinese sci-fi novel, convincingly making the case for the contemporary political relevance of her study. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/science-technology-and-society

In this episode, I interview Shaoling Ma, professor of Humanities (Literature) at Yale-NUS about her new book, The Stone and the Wireless: Mediating China, 1861-1906 (Duke UP, 2021). In this fascinating book, Ma grapples with theoretical and historical questions of media and mediation in the late Qing. Calling on a diverse set of sources, including diplomatic records, science fiction novels, modern poetry, and telegraphic dispatches among many others, Ma's examines “mediation in terms of the discursive interactions with physical devices and material processes of communication” (49). By reading the treatment of documents and labor in Wu Jianren's New Story of the Stone against representations of the new, “stoney” lithographic practices of the Dianshizhai Pictorial, or showing how the Boxer crisis shaped understandings of telegraphy and transmission, The Stone and the Wireless enriches not only Chinese studies, but also speaks broadly to scholarship on media and technology. In her conclusion, Ma teases readers with an interpretation of a very recent Chinese sci-fi novel, convincingly making the case for the contemporary political relevance of her study. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/history

In this episode, I interview Shaoling Ma, professor of Humanities (Literature) at Yale-NUS about her new book, The Stone and the Wireless: Mediating China, 1861-1906 (Duke UP, 2021). In this fascinating book, Ma grapples with theoretical and historical questions of media and mediation in the late Qing. Calling on a diverse set of sources, including diplomatic records, science fiction novels, modern poetry, and telegraphic dispatches among many others, Ma's examines “mediation in terms of the discursive interactions with physical devices and material processes of communication” (49). By reading the treatment of documents and labor in Wu Jianren's New Story of the Stone against representations of the new, “stoney” lithographic practices of the Dianshizhai Pictorial, or showing how the Boxer crisis shaped understandings of telegraphy and transmission, The Stone and the Wireless enriches not only Chinese studies, but also speaks broadly to scholarship on media and technology. In her conclusion, Ma teases readers with an interpretation of a very recent Chinese sci-fi novel, convincingly making the case for the contemporary political relevance of her study. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

In this episode, I interview Shaoling Ma, professor of Humanities (Literature) at Yale-NUS about her new book, The Stone and the Wireless: Mediating China, 1861-1906 (Duke UP, 2021). In this fascinating book, Ma grapples with theoretical and historical questions of media and mediation in the late Qing. Calling on a diverse set of sources, including diplomatic records, science fiction novels, modern poetry, and telegraphic dispatches among many others, Ma's examines “mediation in terms of the discursive interactions with physical devices and material processes of communication” (49). By reading the treatment of documents and labor in Wu Jianren's New Story of the Stone against representations of the new, “stoney” lithographic practices of the Dianshizhai Pictorial, or showing how the Boxer crisis shaped understandings of telegraphy and transmission, The Stone and the Wireless enriches not only Chinese studies, but also speaks broadly to scholarship on media and technology. In her conclusion, Ma teases readers with an interpretation of a very recent Chinese sci-fi novel, convincingly making the case for the contemporary political relevance of her study. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/communications

Since the bombshell news about the closure of Yale-NUS, we've not heard directly from actual students about how they're coping with the loss. So we connected with Ethel Pang, a final-year student at Yale-NUS, to find out what she and her peers have been doing since learning of the school's imminent closure. Also, she shares her views about Minister Chan Chun Sing's explanation in parliament about the issue, and gives a glimpse of what Yale-NUS students and faculty are planning for their next steps. Find us here! Our #YLB Subreddit for show notes Our YouTube channel to see our FACES! The Yale-NUS Closure Merger of Yale-NUS, USP will mean more affordable, accessible education, says Chan Chun Sing Yale-NUS closure: No consultation due to 'sensitive' issues Petition · NUS – Reverse the Mergers and #NoMoreTopDown Here are our one SHIOK things! This Is What The Surface Of Venus Sounds Like Joe Rogan chatting with Bret Weinstein The "Male Gaze" is Why You're Ugly Till next time, peace!

In SGExtra, Rachel Kelly and Timothy Go spoke to Zakir Hussain, Singapore Editor, The Straits Times about the merger of Yale-NUS College and the University Scholars' Programme into the New College and what was discussed in Parliament.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Singaporean society has largely been run with a top-down leadership approach, with organisations having clear hierarchies. While this leadership style is what most of us are used to, many are calling for a change following the recent controversy surrounding the Yale-NUS and USP merger. Listen as we share our opinions on the issue, and our ideas of what makes a good leader. Change.org Petition: https://www.change.org/NOMORETOPDOWN Straits Times Article: https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/parenting-education/over-9500-sign-petition-calling-on-nus-to-reverse-merger-decision-on Full Petition: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LBdkEN3WIYVqxj4-C6k2cZR4Pv00Wh4a/view

It's our 200th episode!!! And we are discussing EPIC topics! In the National Day Rally, PM Lee asserted that it is “entirely baseless” to claim that “Chinese privilege” exists in Singapore; an assertion that eclipsed the rest of the content of his speech. What was that and all the ensuing hoo-hah about? Also, Yale-NUS shocked everyone last Friday by announcing that the school would be merged with NUS's USP program, effectively closing the school down for good. Students and faculty mourned the decision, while some online commentators rejoiced the shuttering of our first liberal arts college. But what does this decision really mean for all the stakeholders involved?   Find us here! Our #YLB Subreddit for show notes Our YouTube channel to see our FACES!   PM Lee's take on "Chinese Privilege" Maintenance of Racial Harmony Act planned in Singapore National Day Rally 2021: ‘Entirely baseless' to claim there is Chinese privilege in S'pore, says PM Lee Singapore will pass new laws to combat racism, workplace discrimination: PM Lee PMO | National Day Rally 2021 (Chinese) Yale-NUS closing down NUS to merge Yale-NUS and University Scholars Programme into new college; engineering and design schools to be combined Few Senior Figures had a Voice in Yale-NUS and USP Merger Decision Yale-NUS College to close in 2025 Before NTU, There Was Nantah. Have We Forgotten How Students Struggled To Save It From Demise? One Shiok Comment Comment by pillybaxtoodles Comment by Hayata   One Shiok Thing

The Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment has plans to create 55,000 new and upgraded jobs over the next 10 years. These plans need people but what are the skills and knowledge needed? Will passion and pay finally meet for future roles in sustainability? Jaime Ho speaks to two young guests who have already dipped their toes into this green future - Benedict Tan who majored in Environmental Studies at Yale-NUS and S Sandiyashini, a first year Life Sciences and Management student at NUS.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hrishi completed high school at the Anglo Chinese School in Singapore and graduated in computer science from Yale-NUS, the newly built campus of the National University of Singapore. As part of the first few graduating batches from this campus, he was fortunate to be part of the budget allocation early on. The access to good resources along with the required additional courses in liberal arts allowed for his holistic development. Currently, Hrishi works as the Chief Technology Officer for Greywing which specializes in risk assessment and analysis related to maritime vessels. He works to aggregate data at large scales and run algorithms on it to find ways for efficient movement. During these times, he helped in redirecting resources to help deal with the issues caused by the pandemic.

Sudhir Thomas Vadaketh is the author of 'Floating on a Malayan Breeze: Travels in Malaysia and Singapore' and co-author of 'Hard Choices: Challenging the Singapore Consensus'. He is currently working on a book about China and India. From 2006-13 Sudhir worked for the Economist Corporate Network and Economist Insights [units of The Economist Group] in Hong Kong and Singapore. He continues to work freelance for the company. He has moderated and spoken on panels across Asia for the firm, most recently at The Economist’s Open Future Festival in Oct 2019 in Hong Kong. In his personal capacity as an author, Sudhir has spoken at numerous institutions and events around the world, including Columbia University, Harvard University, The World Bank, Yale-NUS, the Georgetown Literary Festival and the Singapore Writers Festival. He is currently a contract-based supervising editor at DBS’s Asian Insights Office, as well as a senior writer at WildType Media. Sudhir has written for a variety of publications, including The Economist, Foreign Affairs, Nikkei Asian Review and The Straits Times. He has appeared on numerous regional and international video shows, including CNN’s Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown. Born and schooled in Singapore, Sudhir has bachelor’s degrees from the University of California at Berkeley and a master’s degree from the Harvard Kennedy School. Shownotes at https://www.jeremyau.com/blog/sudhirtv

Have you seen all the hubbub about Bitcoin and wondered what it's all about, but at this point you are too afraid to ask?  Join the club! It is a complex topic to get a handle on precisely because it touches on a number of disciplines such as philosophy, politics, economics, computer science, and others. Luckily we aren't on our own to figure this out.  Our guests are here to help guide our exploration of this topic and what it means practically in our lives.  Andrew Bailey is associate professor at Yale-NUS college and Bradley Rettler is assistant professor of philosophy at University of Wyoming.  They have formed, with their colleague Craig Warmke, a research collective called "Resistance Money" where they aim to understand and evaluate the cryptocurrency phenomenon and Bitcoin more specifically. We discuss what Bitcoin is, how it works, whether it is money and how it compares to other forms of money like the US Dollar and gold, and also whether Bitcoin is good - good for you and good for the world.  There's so much to learn here and we hope this conversation can serve as a helpful primer in your efforts to understand Bitcoin.  Be sure to visit resistance.money to check out Andrew and Brad's work on these topics. Stay Curious!

Nikita Taratorin is a Sophomore at Yale-NUS College Singapore and the Vice-President for Business Division of the Yale-NUS Global China Connection. He was born & raised in Kyiv. His Instagram: @nikitataratorin

Nikita T. is a Sophomore at Yale-NUS College Singapore and the Vice-President for Business Division of the Yale-NUS Global China Connection. He was born & raised in Kyiv.

From UWC Pearson College to Yale-NUS, perjalanan Hana @hanabilaf menempuh pendidikan di luar negeri tentunya sangatlah luar biasa. Dengan banyaknya jalan dan cara untuk tumbuh, Peers bisa nih dengerin what kak Hana has to say dan tips bermanfaatnya. Wanna know more about her journey? --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

The impacts of climate change are rapidly accelerating, and there is an urgent need for demonstrably effective solutions. Simultaneously, a global “data revolution” is unfolding all around the world. More data is being generated than ever before – over 2.5 quintillion bytes every single day. In our fourth episode of Brighter Talks, Angel Hsu, a data scientist and Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies at Yale NUS, discusses how making environmental data available and understandable for all could offer unprecedented opportunities to catalyze clean energy innovation and influence decision making on a global scale. Die Auswirkungen des Klimawandels werden immer spürbarer, und es besteht eine zunehmende Notwendigkeit für nachweislich wirksame Lösungen. Gleichzeitig erleben wir eine globale “Datenrevolution”: Mehr Daten denn je werden generiert – über 2,5 Billionen Bytes pro Tag!In der vierten Folge von Brighter Talks spricht Angel Hsu, Datenwissenschaftlerin und Assistenzprofessorin an der Yale NUS, über das Teilen und die Bedeutung von Umweltdaten. Und wie diese Daten uns unvorhergesehene Möglichkeiten bieten, um Innovationen im Bereich sauberer Energien zu fördern und Entscheidungsfindungen auf globaler Ebene zu beeinflussen. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Welcome to Part 1 of Episode 6! This time, we take a quick trip across Singapore to Yale NUS to chat with Suvansh all about how Grotowski would probably enjoy the Zoom theatre scene, acting's nature v. nurture dilemma, typecasting and character stereotypes. Stay tuned for the second part of the episode next, where we'll discuss more personal experiences of theatre in a variety of schools and colleges and a certain Yale NUS screentest of Suvansh's that I discovered. Hope you enjoy it!

Across the world, young people have stepped up to lead social movements and speak out on a range of causes, from the climate crisis to gun control in the US. In Singapore, young people have also stepped up to take action, whether it's pressuring their university to reform its sexual harassment policies, or take part in organising the country's first ever climate rally. But there's also been less-than-happy conversations about young people and social movements, given the recent cancellation of a "Dissent and Resistance" programme at Yale-NUS. What is the the role of youth activism in society? What is the state of student activism in Singapore? Following a democracy classroom on the same topic, New Naratif's Editor-in-Chief Kirsten Han sits down with Kristian-Marc James Paul (SG Climate Rally), Mandy Chng (Sayoni), and Rocky Howe (Cassia Resettlement Team).

For our final episode of YNAH, we speak to 4 members of the faculty to learn more about their course offerings for the coming semester. We will learn about the history of crises in the European context with Prof Mate Rigo, Greek and Roman tragedies with Prof Mira Seo, reading the Christian gospel accounts from an academic standpoint with Prof Andrew Hui, and the diplomatic correspondence between Egypt and its vassals with Prof Sureshkumar Muthukumaran. Here are the links that will bring you to the bios of the faculty: https://www.yale-nus.edu.sg/about/faculty/mate-rigo/ https://www.yale-nus.edu.sg/about/faculty/mira-seo/ https://www.yale-nus.edu.sg/about/faculty/andrew-hui/ https://www.yale-nus.edu.sg/about/faculty/sureshkumar-muthukumaran/ And finally, if you're interested in the history of capitalism, follow Prof Mate Rigo on his podcast Capitalhist on Soundcloud at https://soundcloud.com/user-617631673.

Our Icebreaker this week is all about Mixtape Madness. Do you remember your first mixtape? How did you record your mixtape and on what medium (cassette, CD, etc?)? Could you use someone's mixtape as a way to discern their personality? Are you knee deep in midlife and wondering what your passion is? Or do you think you know what your passion is but don't know where to start? Join Jen, Tara and Lana as they talk about the concept of finding their passions and how the concept can be exhausting rather than uplifting. Are they where they thought they'd be in life? Did they pursue their passions when they were young (20+) and now they have a new passion? Tune in to find out! Articles quoted: You're Not Meant to Do What You Love - https://medium.com/s/story/youre-not-meant-to-do-what-you-love-you-re-meant-to-do-what-you-re-good-at-4e8e6b8e929d “Find your passion” is bad advice, say Yale-NUS and Stanford psychologists - https://qz.com/1314088/find-your-passion-is-bad-advice-say-yale-and-stanford-psychologists/ Connect with Jen: www.jenmcdonald.net Connect with Tara: www.tarahowes.com Connect with Lana: www.lanasimmons.com

We aren't just limited to schools in the United States. There are great schools internationally. We discuss the application processes for UK and Canadian schools as well as joint programs between American and international schools like Yale-NUS and NYU's programs. Finally, we reflect on whether applying internationally is actually worth it. Check out the show notes for links to more helpful information - http://bit.ly/aupod15 Jump ahead - UK Schools - 2:06 Canadian Schools - 15:48 Joint Programs - 21:08 Reflection - 28:53 Follow us on social media - Twitter - @aupodfm Instagram/Facebook - @admissions.uncovered Subscribe to the podcast - iTunes/Apple devices - bit.ly/aupodapple Android devices - bit.ly/aupoddroid --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/admissionsuncovered/message

Crazy Rich Asians opened in the US a week-and-a-half ago and was welcomed as a milestone, a “moment” and a win for representation. But how does it portray Singapore, in which the story is set? We sit down with Ruby Thiagarajan of Mynah Magazine, Aisyah Amir of The Local Rebel and Yale-NUS undergraduate Faris Joraimi to talk about representation, inequality and Crazy Rich Asians from a Singaporean perspective.

Epicureanism was an ancient philosophy founded in Athens which became popular throughout the Roman world. It teaches that the greatest good is to seek modest pleasures, and this will lead to a state of tranquility. Guest: Dr Sonya Wurster (Lecturer in Literature and Philosophy, Yale-NUS, Singapore).

Dominic and Cymene expose the truth behind a rabid raccoon attack and then (16:46) former CENHS star Matthew Schneider-Mayerson (now Yale-NUS) joins the podcast to talk about his book Peak Oil: Apocalyptic Environmentalism and Libertarian Political Culture (U Chicago Press, 2015). Matthew reminds us how much the threat of “peak oil” and energy depletion was a topic of public concern and commentary in the late 2000s and explains how he came to study the community of hardcore “peakists.” We talk about the racial and gender dynamics of the movement and whether they echo the anxieties of white masculinity on display in recent right wing populism. Matthew explains how he came to view peakism as a distinctively neoliberal social movement, what the emotional and spiritual landscape of the movement looked like, the difficulty of imagining a positive life after oil, and whether peakism foreshadowed contemporary reckonings with the Anthropocene. Matthew then tells us about his work to help establish the Fossilized Houston art collective (www.fossilizedhouston.com) and a new project, Loan Words to Live By, which will curate a set of ecologically significant terms that don't exist in English but should. Finally we turn to Matthew's current research and reflections on Singapore including eco-authoritarianism, sea-level rise, floating buildings, and the paradox of Singapore as a massively carbon intensive "garden city."

History buff and Yale-NUS student Liam Holmes takes us on a trip through several places. Finland, Canada, America, South Africe and Singapore. Also a great mention to his gum smuggling endeavors into Singapore.

Evolve! Nurturing the New in Consciousness, the Arts, and Culture hosted by : Robin White Turtle Lysne, M.A., M.F.A., Ph.D. Evolve! brings you people and ideas on the cutting edge of change opening the shells of the past to move our culture into the now. My next guest is Robin Hemley, Robin Hemley is the winner of a Guggenheim Fellowship and many other awards, including the Nelson Algren Award for Fiction from The Chicago Tribune, and three Pushcart Prizes in both fiction and nonfiction. He has published 11 books and his stories and essays have appeared in the New York Times, New York Magazine, Chicago Tribune, and many literary magazines and anthologies. Robin received his MFA from the Iowa Writers Workshop and directed the Nonfiction Writing Program at The University of Iowa for nine years. He is currently Writer-in-Residence and Director of the Writing Program at Yale-NUS in Singapore.

Talk by Tamara Chin, Associate Professor of Literature, Yale-NUS, beginning 2014