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Chinese Graduates Show Interest In Practical Skills
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22 Mar 2024
Chinese Graduates Show Interest In Practical Skills

As youth unemployment in China reaches record highs, graduates are pivoting towards vocational training to bolster their prospects in an oversaturated job market. This trend underscores a stark disparity between the Chinese education landscape and the demands of today's workforce.

Why Nostalgia Is Taking a Haunting Turn
Popsci
18 Mar 2024
Why Nostalgia Is Taking a Haunting Turn

Nostalgia is moving from a comforting escape to a disturbing look in the rearview mirror. Rosy retrospection is being challenged as media narratives explore the darker aspects of bygone eras, with films like Leave the World Behind and Saltburn disrupting romanticized views of the past.

Gen Zers Hail The Return Of Office Cubicles
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15 Mar 2024
Gen Zers Hail The Return Of Office Cubicles

Cubicles are reclaiming their throne as the go-to choice for privacy-loving, concentration-craving young employees. As many global workers bid adieu to the WFH era and return to the office, work environments have become about crafting spaces that fuel productivity without sacrificing personality.

How TikTokers Are Coping Without UMG Music
Disruptors
11 Mar 2024
How TikTokers Are Coping Without UMG Music

Since Universal Music Group removed its music from TikTok, users have been struggling to create content without their favourite songs. Some are finding humour in the situation, while artists navigate the loss of mass exposure. What does this change mean for TikTok’s musical future?

Australian Kids Strike With Climate Sick Note
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8 Mar 2024
Australian Kids Strike With Climate Sick Note

School Strike 4 Climate has created a sick note signed by climate PhDs encouraging kids to skip class to take part in a national climate protest without worrying about being punished. The campaign recognises the urgency of the climate crisis and the need for community action to tackle it.

Richard Shotton On Psychological Biases That Influence Decision-making
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6 Mar 2024
Richard Shotton On Psychological Biases That Influence Decision-making

Why do consumers make their choices? What influences the price they pay for a product? And why do they favour one brand over another? We explore the psychological biases businesses can use to win consumers, retain customers, and sell more at the Canvas8 Breakfast Briefing.

Beyond Borders: The Globalization of K-Pop Culture
Disruptors
4 Mar 2024
Beyond Borders: The Globalization of K-Pop Culture

Whether experimenting with Afrobeats and Western rap or debuting groups with mostly non-Korean members, K-pop is transforming to reflect the diversity of its global fanbase. But what does this mean for the industry’s future and what are the key takeaways from K-pop going global?

Dating Norms Shift With TikTok’s ‘Orange Peel Test’
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1 Mar 2024
Dating Norms Shift With TikTok’s ‘Orange Peel Test’

In modern dating, where swipes and matches dominate the landscape, TikTok has become a virtual playground for relationship evaluations. The 'orange peel test' is the latest addition to a trend that reflects a collective desire for quick assessments in contemporary relationships.

Keeping 10: Insights That Got Us Talking In February
Keeping ten
26 Feb 2024
Keeping 10: Insights That Got Us Talking In February

From TikTokers creating weird and novel snack combinations to HNWIs taking tourism to new and extreme frontiers, immersive experiences rooted in the every day are satisfying consumers' appetites for more. Here are the top ten insights and behavioural shifts that got us talking in February.