- Few years ago, there was a shocking news that Harvard Divinity School announced a papyrus fragment including the text “Jesus said to them, ‘my wife…” and it caused a fervor. Several scientific tests has determined the papyrus to be very old, but it is now believed to be false after detailed investigation by a journalist. Link: The Unbelievable Tale of Jesus’s Wife (Long read).
- This is a hot topic in Malaysia, a corruption involving few billions, the prime minister of Malaysia, and the government owned company, 1MDB. Link: 1MDB: The inside story of the world’s biggest financial scandal (Long read).
- Companies are forcing employees to have “fun” by introducing “fun” activities, in the name of increasing productivity, and this backfires. Link: The cult of compulsory happiness is ruining our workplaces (Long read).
- See how much it costs to print out the whole Wikipedia. Link: Cost of printing wikipedia.
- Turing Prize for Computer Science, The Fields Medal for Mathematics, and more. Link: List of prizes known as the Nobel of a field.
- BBC article on creativity, consistent effort is better than a dash of inspiration. Link: Viewpoint: How creativity is helped by failure (I like the pot analogy).