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How do we get to a Circular Economy?

COVID-19 has shone a klieg light on the take-make-dispose consumer economy and revealed an ugly truth about consumerism: so much of what…

Dec 16, 2020

Dec 16, 2020

Why we need to read books

[This essay was part of my newsletter, On My Mind. In it I cover a wide range of topics, focusing on sociology, tech, culture and…

Jul 22, 2020

Why we need to read books

Jul 22, 2020

The Future of Book Publishing

[This essay was part of my newsletter, On My Mind. In it I cover a wide range of topics, focusing on sociology, tech, culture and…

Jul 18, 2020

The Future of Book Publishing

Jul 18, 2020

The mass extinction of art galleries & musings on the future of Art

This essay was originally written and first published in my newsletter, On My Mind. You can sign up here for it.

Jul 5, 2020

The mass extinction of art galleries & musings on the future of Art

Jul 5, 2020

When is the desecration of historical monuments justified?

This essay was originally a part of my newsletter, On My Mind. You can sign up for it here.

Jun 24, 2020

When is the desecration of historical monuments justified?

Jun 24, 2020

Hong Kong COVID-19 quarantine procedure: a blow by blow account

Foreign arrivals in Hong Kong — a blow by blow account of COVID-19 quarantine procedure

Jun 24, 2020

Hong Kong COVID-19 quarantine procedure: a blow by blow account

Jun 24, 2020

#BLM: Microaggressions Need to be Mapped

The racial profiling of black Americans is ubiquitous. Just ask any black person. A black friend living in New York City was just telling…

Jun 24, 2020

Jun 24, 2020

COVID-19 Lifehacks

I’m someone who wouldn’t be caught dead with a self-help book and have never read one (unless the works of psychologist Alice Miller…

Apr 22, 2020

Apr 22, 2020

Innovation Thwarted (by stupid governments and nasty neighbors)

Last week, a friend sent me a link to an Innovate UK grant scheme soliciting applications for innovative ideas to assist British…

Apr 17, 2020

Innovation Thwarted (by stupid governments and nasty neighbors)

Apr 17, 2020

On My Mind: The Silver Lining of COVID-19

An Interview of Myself during COVID-19

Apr 7, 2020

Apr 7, 2020

Joanne Ooi

Joanne Ooi

Third nation multi-hyphenate polymath pissed off about market capitalism’s effect on creativity, the environment & wealth distribution.

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