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Can Singapore engineer love on dating apps? From public service to private romance
Commenting on FirstDate, SMU Professor of Psychology Norman Li said that the platform, which matches participants to one partner at a time, can be effective for those serious about finding love. He…
Why Asian parents are trapped in a private tuition arms race
Commenting on Asian parents enrolling their children in tuition centres, SMU Assistant Professor of Political Science (Education) Nathan Peng said countries that sorted students through high-stakes…
The difficult battle for Malaysia’s democratic soul
In a commentary, SMU Assistant Professor of Political Science Jeremy Siow and Elvin Ong, Assistant Professor at NUS, opined that the challenge for Malaysia isn’t just implementing reforms, but also…
$8,000 mortgages and double tuition for same subject: The cost of Singapore’s education arms race
Photo credit: The Straits Times, The Usual Place Podcast YouTubeOn The Straits Times’ The Usual Place podcast, SMU Assistant Professor of Sociology Jacqueline Ho said anxiety over Primary 1…
Singapore is tapping a Nobel-winning formula to help its useless singles get dates
Commenting on FirstDate, a pilot programme introduced by the Government Technology Agency (GovTech), SMU Professor of Psychology Norman Li said limiting the choice set resets the dating environment…
Would $150 childcare mean more S’pore babies? Parents and DINKs say ‘much bigger’ issues hold them back
Commenting on the reduction of childcare fees, SMU Assistant Professor of Sociology (Education) George Wong said that the reduction was a “substantial commitment” and a positive step, but agreed that…
Singapore's Prime Minister Lawrence Wong unveils major pro-family measures amid record low fertility
Commenting on Singapore's increased spending on pro-family measures to ease childcare costs, SMU Professor of Psychology Norman Li said that for most people who were reluctant to have children, the…
P1 priority for parent volunteers, 28 years on: Is it relevant – or fair?
Commenting on the parent volunteer scheme, SMU Assistant Professor of Sociology Jacqueline Ho argued that the parent volunteer scheme is not universally accessible and is antithetical to Singapore’s…
Does the way the Government engages and consults the public need to change?
Photo credit: The Straits Times, The Usual Place Podcast YouTubeIn the Straits Times’ The Usual Place podcast, SMU Assistant Professor of Sociology (Education) George Wong said that the Maju Forest…
A London School of Economics study of 15,000 adults found that more intelligent people were actually less satisfied with life when they socialised with friends more often — the opposite of what was true for everyone else
A 2016 British Journal of Psychology paper by SMU Professor of Psychology Norman Li and Satoshi Kanazawa of the London School of Economics reanalysed a national US dataset of 15,197 adults aged 18–28…