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Public Trust In The Post-Truth World
Governments everywhere must rethink their strategies if they want to win the public’s trust, said former top civil servant Mr Peter Ho at a conference organised by SMU’s Behavioural Sciences Institute.
Fabricating Aerogels From Fabric Waste
Scientists in Singapore have developed an aerogel from cotton-based waste that can be used to stop excessive bleeding.
Intuition In The Age Of Information
Data may rule the digital age, but it cannot completely replace gut instinct and business experience, says Professor Li Yan of ESSEC Business School, Asia-Pacific.
Untangling The Web Of Illegal Wildlife Trade
By analyzing over 370,000 records of wildlife trade between 2004 and 2013, researchers have found that the networks of illegal wildlife trade are more complex than previously understood.
Mutations More Common In Asian Lung Tumors
In Asians, lung tumors are more genetically diverse, with implications for treatment response, according to research by scientists in Singapore.
More Than Half Of Borneo’s Orangutans Have Been Lost
In addition to habitat destruction, hunting of orangutans is a major cause of the decline in orangutan populations in Borneo.
Putting His Insignia On The Southeast Asian Tech Startup Scene
An exclusive interview with Tan Yinglan, founding managing partner of Insignia Ventures Partners and ex-Sequoia venture capitalist, on closing his most recent US$120 million funding round.
Preventing Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease From Reaching The Brain
A team of researchers from the National University of Singapore has identified a host protein involved in enterovirus 71 infection of the brain.
Tiny Personalized Livers Accelerate Cancer Drug Testing
Using patient-derived cells embedded in a three-dimensional scaffold, researchers have created liver tumor organoids for high-throughput screening of cancer drugs.
