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Behaviour/Psychology

It’s a ‘sontaku’ world — we are just living in it

Sontaku applies not just to Japanese PM Sanae Takaichi's (left) style of leadership but also describes the administration of British PM Keir Starmer (centre) and US President Donald Trump, says the writer.
Sontaku applies not just to Japanese PM Sanae Takaichi's (left) style of leadership but also describes the administration of British PM Keir Starmer (centre) and US President Donald Trump, says the writer.

Reading in the age of AI: A life skill more crucial than ever before

Reading is not just about acquiring information. It is about developing the capacity to think and form judgements, says the writer.
Reading is not just about acquiring information. It is about developing the capacity to think and form judgements, says the writer.

Will social media addiction go the way of cigarettes?

Breaking addictive habits, whether  smoking or social media — or not developing them in the first place — is harder if you have less access to education, supportive peers and healthcare, says the writer.
Breaking addictive habits, whether  smoking or social media — or not developing them in the first place — is harder if you have less access to education, supportive peers and healthcare, says the writer.

Feel out of step with a group? That can be a good thing

Otroverts don't feel part of a group but the world could do with more of them.
Otroverts don't feel part of a group but the world could do with more of them.

Scientists stunned as chimpanzees turn on friends in killing spree

Chimpanzees and their close cousins bonobos are humans' closest evolutionary relatives. But the researchers cautioned against drawing parallels between chimpanzee violence and human behaviour.
Chimpanzees and their close cousins bonobos are humans' closest evolutionary relatives. But the researchers cautioned against drawing parallels between chimpanzee violence and human behaviour.

10 common myths about narcissism

There are some misconceptions about what constitutes narcissism, which has become a catch-all label.
There are some misconceptions about what constitutes narcissism, which has become a catch-all label.

Trump learns that not everyone has a price

Donald Trump's foreign policy struggles can be traced to a blind spot - people who believe in ideals, says the writer.
Donald Trump's foreign policy struggles can be traced to a blind spot - people who believe in ideals, says the writer.

In defence of ‘lepak time’ after school

Downtime allows the brain to consolidate learning, integrate emotions and make sense of recent experiences.
Downtime allows the brain to consolidate learning, integrate emotions and make sense of recent experiences.

The surprising science of quitting

People quit for various reasons, including discovering the dream job they secured was not what they imagined, says the writer.
People quit for various reasons, including discovering the dream job they secured was not what they imagined, says the writer.

Iberian blackout was caused by multiple factors, report says

Tourists walk along an illuminated shopping street, the day after a sudden major blackout in the Iberian Peninsula, in Ronda, Spain April 29, 2025. REUTERS/Jon Nazca
Tourists walk along an illuminated shopping street, the day after a sudden major blackout in the Iberian Peninsula, in Ronda, Spain April 29, 2025. REUTERS/Jon Nazca

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.