Slots of Vegas have made some grand predictions on the rates of internet usage for the new year. Some of them are not entirely unexpected (there will be 54.8 million tablet users in 2012, with 41.9 million of them using iPads, and deal sites like LivingSocial and Groupon are likely to continue boosting e-commerce sales), [...]
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An update on Unmistakably Chinese, Genuinely Malaysian
Salt is proud to share with you the recent feature article from The Star on Rita Sim’s book Unmistakably Chinese, Genuinely Malaysian. In the article, they outline the main points of the book and explore the content with some commentary from Rita Sim. We are so happy it is getting such wide coverage and recognition! [...]
20 predictions for the future
A week ago the BBC Magazine published an article exploring some predictions made by American civil engineer John Watkins in 1900. Most of Watkins’s predictions were astoundingly accurate (notably digital colour photography, mobile phones, television, and free university education), while a few others were perhaps a little ambitious (phasing out C, X, and Q from [...]
What seven billion really looks like
In November 2011 we were told that the population on Earth had passed seven billion people, which caused a lot of people to worry over how food and water supplies will be affected in the long run. Scientists came forward and gave predictions of varying severity on the future of the Earth. And artists were [...]
