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Book Alert: My Debut Novel is Going out for Sale in October 2021! And the cover is available as an NFT (non-fungible-token)!
I decided to mint the cover of my upcoming book as an NFT. All proceeds will go to my book marketing campaign on Amazon! Right now the NFT is on auction and you can bid on it here: https://opensea.io/assets/0x495f947276749ce646f68ac8c248420045cb7b5e/53076179463264538530616508848816031230953696613468154511839196182873867550721/
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Flotsam
Despite the age gap, Simon and I had a lot in common. For one thing, we were both terrified of marriage, relationships or any kind of commitment. Simon’s British passport allowed him to travel and live all over the world without much hassle. As a Bangladeshi, I wasn’t as lucky. There were precious few countries […]
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Insidious Rise of Unnecessary C-Sections in Bangladesh and How to Reign it In: An Interview with Barrister Rashna Imam
When did you become aware that Bangladesh has an epidemic of unnecessary c-sections? Are there any personal experiences that motivated you to look into the matter? Experiences of friends and family and newspaper reports in leading national dailies on the alarming rise in medically unnecessary c-sections, not to mention the campaign to stop unnecessary c-sect […]
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Using Artificial Intelligence to Predict Flight Delays
Flight delays are not just inconvenient for customers, they also cost airlines a pretty penny. According to the book “Beyond Airline Disruptions” by independent airlines consultant Jasenka Rapajic, flight delays cost US airlines USD 22 billion annually. Another study sponsored by Federal Aviation Administration Air Traffic Organization Strategy and Performan […]
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The Quick & Dirty Guide to Fintech
A quick and dirty guide to fintech is a compilation of five insightful articles that explore some key issues in the financial technologies industry: Disruptive Innovations, Blockchain, AI Use Cases in Financial Industry, Chatbots and Digital Marketing. The book contains quick and dirty insights from Malaysia’s leading fintech experts on various ways of explo […]
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4 AI Use Cases in Fintech in 2018 according to PwC and Gartner
Use cases for artificial intelligence in financial services.
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How Trump Won ~ According to Science!
On 9th November, 2016 Donald J. Trump became the 45th President of the United States. Here's how he did it.
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Sincerely, BoBo.
Dec 16, 2037 17 years after WWIII The wind laps at my face. It’s salty, metallic and cheerless. Imbued with some deep meaning I cannot comprehend. This world is much colder than the one we shared. In the year 2037, a little over five thousand humans roam the Earth. If you can still call us […]
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Can online degrees reduce global inequalities in education?
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The Age of Filter-bubbles
We live in the age of “filter-bubbles”. A whimsical name for a phenomenon that could have far-reaching and dangerous implications. But before I dig deeper into the concept of filter-bubbles, let’s look at a few incidents that are relevant. A senior Indian classmate in my Master’s course in Monash Malaysia pointed out recently, and I […]
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