Laugh Quote “People say nothing is impossible, but I do nothing every day.”– A. A. Milne Wise Guys Answer To Stupid Question Question: Is that yours??? Wise Guy: No, I just like showing off my friend’s things. Teacher And Student A college economics professor could not help but notice that one of his students was late to class for the third time that week. Before class ended he went around the room asking students some questions about the day’s lecture. Of course, he made sure to pick on his student. “And who is known as the father of modern economics?”…
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Alexander Saeri, UNSW; Chris G. Sibley, University of Auckland; Fiona Kate Barlow, The University of Queensland; Sam Stronge, University of Auckland, and Tegan Cruwys, The University of Queensland It’s well established that people who feel socially isolated, or as though they don’t belong, have worse mental health than those who feel socially connected. But in a study recently published in the Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, we’ve shown that increasing your level of social connection can protect your future mental health. Previous research has found “social connectedness” is at least as good for your health as quitting smoking…
I get it; life is not exactly the easiest journey and sometimes the image of ‘adulting’ is more like a bed of thorns and weeds than of roses. I’ve often flung my hands up high amidst frustrating moments and declared what has become a clichéd announcement for me: “I am tired”. Incidentally, there’s probably someone somewhere in the world mirroring the same words (a.k.a there’s nothing new under the sun). Waje’s public declaration of quitting music on Tuesday – even though it’s allegedly a PR stunt, reminded me of the multitude of times I found myself at that place of…
Rory Bester, University of the Witwatersrand Over two decades Okwui Enwezor emerged as a dominant and highly influential voice in curatorial practice and contemporary art history. He was a curator and art historian who engaged and grappled with the various iterations of what might be broadly construed as the post-colonial and global turns in visual art. Born in Nigeria in 1963, Enwezor not only introduced many artists and works to calcified Western canons. He was also a trailblazer in roles that had historically been occupied by Europeans. Deeply cosmopolitan and global in outlook, he was an intellectual visionary. His brilliant…
Viren Swami, Anglia Ruskin University “Nice guys finish last” is one of the most widely believed maxims of dating. Fleshed out, the idea goes something like this: heterosexual women might say they want nice characteristics in a partner, but in reality what they want is the challenge that comes with dating a “bad boy”. This idea is so widespread that some people are even making money off the back of it, selling self-help books and teaching men how to pick up women by insulting them – a practice known as “negging”. Recently, an article published by Broadly claimed, “Everyone knows…
Omowumi Olabode Steven Ekundayo, University of Benin Nigeria’s education system is based on the (1)-6-3-3-4 formula: one year pre-primary education, six years primary, three years junior secondary, three years senior secondary, and a minimum of four years tertiary education. The model had been used successfully in China, Germany and Ghana before Nigeria adopted it in 1989. But it’s never been fully implemented in Nigeria. Although successive governments have theoretically upheld its objectives, none has successfully implemented the policy. Nigeria’s educational system is in assorted crises of infrastructural decay, neglect, waste of resources and sordid conditions of service. The country has…
Yesterday, a video of Waje expressing displeasure with the progress of her music career was splattered across the internet with everyone expressing their two cents, some of which, as usual, was distasteful. Most are aware that the music industry is one of the most difficult industries to permeate and manoeuvre. There isn’t a one-size-fits-all rule that guarantees a successful musical career and despite the challenges she faces, our Woman Crush Wednesday, Waje, has become a mainstay within the Nigerian music industry with her powerful voice and delivery. To celebrate the woman with a golden voice, we are listing 5 of our favourite…
My Darling Daughter, Life sometimes can feel like a game of poker. Every day, we contend with situations and circumstances we believe we can control, but in reality, we can’t. In the game of life – similar to the game of poker – we are dealt a set of cards… how will you respond to the hand you’ve been dealt? When, by whom and where you are born presents you with an unexpected advantage, limitation or variables with which to face your life ahead. However, sometimes you may get a good hand and depending on how you call it, you’ll…
Ian Scoones, University of Sussex We often hear that irrigation in Africa is too limited, and that the key to a “green revolution” on the continent is to expand to levels seen in Asia. But what if there is much more small-scale, informal irrigation in Africa than we thought? Could this be the basis for irrigating Africa? In our recently published paper, we looked at initiatives taken by small-scale African producers in expanding irrigation. We found that farmer-led irrigation comes in many different shapes and forms. Informality, flexibility and adaptability are the watchwords. Most significantly, such irrigation initiatives are led…
Robert Morrell, University of Cape Town Globalisation and new technology have changed the ways that knowledge is made, disseminated and consumed. At the push of a button, one can find articles or sources from all over the world. Yet the global knowledge economy is still marked by its history. The former colonial nations of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries – the rich countries of Europe and North America which are collectively called the global North (normally considered to include the West and the first world, the North contains a quarter of the world’s population but controls 80% of income earned)…