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Dalam relasi yang mengandung otoritas, yang menempatkan saya pada posisi yang lebih tinggi, saya merasa seakan sedang memaksa orang lain membaca buku, seperti kepada mahasiswa-mahasiswa saya, seperti juga pada anak saya. Namun, bolehkan memaksa orang lain untuk membaca buku? Pada awal semester, saya memberi tugas tambahan dengan meminta mahasiswa memilih…

One bright morning, as the fox was wandering through the forest searching for food with his sharp nose, he saw a crow perched on a tree branch above him. This wasn’t the first crow the fox had seen. What caught his attention this time and made him pause for a…

The skills needed in the digital age aren’t coding, but rather several soft skills that machines can’t perform. What are these skills?  Amid concerns that future human jobs will be displaced by technological advancements, optimism is growing because future jobs will become increasingly humane. Bernard Marr, a futurist, influencer, and…

When we hear the term law of the jungle, what immediately comes to mind is an inhumane rule of life in the forest where only the strong win and are able to survive. However, is it true that this law applies in the forest?  In a recent book review, the…

Commercial product advertisements are repeated so often that false messages are perceived as true. In its ads, Coca-Cola portrays healthy, cheerful young people, masking the depressing consequences of diabetes and obesity. Online loans are portrayed as a quick, safe, and convenient solution to financial problems, masking dangerous financial risks that…