William Tham Wai Liang

Let's dive into the deeper linkages between mathematics and society.

Literary sentiment cannot be untangled from broader society.

Literature plays an important role in addressing social issues.

Climate change is given low priority, even in the best of times.

Education system more geared towards quick national development.

Renewable energy picking up momentum, needs more govt-private efforts.

There are no easy solutions but there must be firm commitment.

There are not many degrees of separation between the dramatic Multatuli and the confident Tan Malaka.

Two aspects are crucial to enabling a successful recovery: vaccination and the ability to travel.

Postcards have become historical documents, mailing one means being part of the circulation of ideas.

Books that agree with the mainstream narrative of suffering and ultimately (West-friendly) redemption are favoured.

And besides doing all that you can, and like to, read books, for they are good for the brain.

The discipline of cataloguing natural phenomena was applied to subject populations of the colonial empire.

The challenge for the youth today is how they can build upon this legacy.

We are not the only inhabitants of the city, as much as we like to think we are.

Shedding light on food insecurity and vulnerability of those who have fallen through the cracks.

Mutual Aid Projects in its brief existence has provided opportunities for growth, building networks and collaborations.

A great degree of openness and transparency has been at work for scientists these days.

If a truly representative Malaysian canon is to be compiled, Tash Aw's 'We, the Survivors' deserves a place.

Souchou Yao's 'On Brittle Ground' is a human portrait of China, with its stoic soldiers, discontented tour guides, defiant petty traders and the relatives who stayed behind.

Virtually meaningless token efforts to not use plastic straws or self-congratulatory aspects of Earth Hour.