Newton Lee

Greta Thunberg represents an increasing number of teens who are following the pattern of Melinda French Gates’ journey into philanthropy: “We were surprised, then we were outraged, then we were activated.”

Only time will tell if serendipity becomes zemblanity as consumers are constantly bombarded by advertisements.

In humanity, there is no one size fits all. The best we can all do is to be vigilant and empathic at the same time.

The real solution to human longevity will likely involve both traditional and alternative medicine, scientific and philosophical problem-solving, as well as big data analysis and human intuition.

Without collaboration and synergy among various communities and socioeconomic groups, democracy will eventually fail as it “wastes exhausts and murders itself,” in the words of America’s founding father John Adams.

All joking aside, misinformation and disinformation on social media are no laughing matter when it comes to national security and personal safety.

The enemy of your enemy is not your friend. September 11 attacks and Israel’s 9/11 exemplify the proverbial warning that “If you lie down with the devil, you will wake up in hell.”

The future is arriving sooner than we imagine.

Man-made environmental disasters force nature’s hand to unleash its fury on humankind.

When people refuse to see how things look from another point of view, their silo mentality has fueled arguments in families, disputes with neighbors, bigotry between races, and conflicts among nations.

For better or worse, the digital world and the physical world are increasingly intertwined.

Terrorism is a disease that is metastasizing like cancer in the global body of humanity. A temporary relief of the symptoms or sweeping it under the rug will only worsen the situation, making the disease more difficult to treat.

There are moments in time when we feel that we are trapped in a mortal body, stuck between a rock and a hard place, being pulled in two opposite directions, or treading the fine line between reality and illusion.

Why is it that technology is often the one to blame? On the contrary, social media encourages people to “think aloud” and come up with bold, new, controversial, or opposing ideas.

The cookie-cutter education system has failed both genius kids and special-needs children. Status quo stifles creativity.