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After publishing my first book, I found an old book....

While flying over the South China Sea, something odd happened...

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A familiar stroll brought an unsettling surprise..

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What happens when you paint with fire?

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A night drive led me on a very personal journey...

My business trips to Japan somehow brought me into a garden of wisdom...

Why I don't sleep...

As I sit back and enjoy some music after a long day at work, I can't help but ponder on the variety of music we all enjoy. There certainly are a lot of people who would listen to the music of Justin Bieber all day and others would tune in on Beethoven. Yet between the[...]

In this chat, as I was disturbed my own furry friend (my pet cat), I start to ponder on the question of whether animals have rights. We ofcourse now of the rising trend of veganism as well as alternative meats, but are there any philosophical or persuasive basis for protecting and respecting animals? Let's chat[...]

Today on my day off from work, in our evening chat, I seek to reveal to you how we have been lied to and exposed to a grand illusion perpetuated by banks for hundreds of years. Specifically, I look at "fractional reserve banking", the fabric and very essence of banking process. After exploring and scrutinising[...]

Surely, you have seen headlines about Sir Richard Branson, Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk competing with one another to go to space. Space at the moment seems to be a game for billionaires, trying to make the first move in the emerging industry of space tourism. Yet with tickets ranging from USD $250,000 to $20[...]

In this chat, I ponder about an increasingly relevant question of our times: "Can machines actually think?" With incredible improvements in the fields of artificial intelligence, computers are getting increasingly smarter but surprisingly more human like. Is it conceivable that very soon, they will gain human intelligence? What exactly is intelligence anyway, and how can[...]

Tonight I share about my recent reading of Paulo Coelho's "The Alchemist". I think The Alchemist is truly a great novel with very deep lessons on life. In this video, I share my own thoughts and break down 6 things that we can take away from this book to enhance our own lives immediately. The[...]

Around the world, we all enjoy easy access to the internet that has led us to see its universality; but despite appearances, is the internet actually free? On a deeper look, there is an overarching transaction that is going on and that is the exchange of our data for accessing the internet. This currency has[...]

Most of us would consider an evening well spent to be one spent with our phones as we engage in satisfying digital entertainment from Netflix to Social Media to YouTube to Games. Why are we so transfixed on our phones? Philosophers such as Robert Nozick would provide unique answers to this perplexing question.

In tonight's drink chat, I ponder on what philosophical significance and meaning we can take away from the Coronavirus Pandemic. In my attempt, I am reminded of great French-Algerian philosopher Albert Camus' great work of fiction "The Plague" (originally "La Peste"), though fictional and published in 1947, the plot bears a striking resemblance to the[...]

The black swan has become one of the most important theories of recent times. Originally coined by Nassim Nicholas Taleb in his 2007 book "The Black Swan". Taleb describes unpredictable events that can significantly transform any established order. In this podcast, I take a deep dive and offer my own explanation and thoughts on the[...]

When you look at a clump of random coloured clay being valued at USD $20 million and a piece of white canvas being sold at USD $15 million, you begin ask yourself what makes something art? And what makes art so valuable? Tonight, I bring you on a philosophical journey to understand the truth behind[...]

As humans, we deeply want to be happy. All of us are united on our pursuit of happiness but what if, our chase of happiness is actually the source of our unhappiness? In tonight's late chat, I share with you the "happiness trap" that we may all be snared by, according to the theories of[...]

In tonight's late chat, I talk about how chaos secretly rules our world and beyond the pristine image of order we believe defines our live, there is much more going on behind the scene. Specifically, I look into the "butterfly effect" conceived by Edward Lorenz in his paper 'Deterministic Nonperiodic Flow'. I explain his theories[...]