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By now, you must have heard of ChatGPT, the latest software that writes on command, on practically any topic and at any level.Think of a company report, an evaluation of data for medical research, or...

If the Harry Potter series made reading fashionable again after a lull brought about by the Internet, books on grand ideas, politics and motivation have become even more popular in the last few years....

The world of education is seeing changes at an unprecedented pace and not being aware of them will only make teachers, students and others involved in education, including parents, play a catch up...

Everyone thought that 2022 would be a better year – better that is, from the pandemic induced two years before it. In many ways, 2022 was a good year as most of the world recuperated from Covid-19...

You may have seen online pictures of how celebrities who died prematurely would have looked in old age. Think Lady Diana, Heath Ledger or Michael Jackson. One such site belongs to Turkish photographer...

The unexpected results pouring in from the World Cup football tournament in Doha provide rich lessons in motivation, hope and perseverance. Ranging from leadership and unity of purpose, to plain...

In a globalised world, the benefits of being multilingual are undeniable. We interact with people from different parts of the world, and learning a language can be an important part of establishing...

As the World Cup in Soccer is all set to be inaugurated in Doha, Qatar, there is an anticipation of a month-long festivity filled with action, excitement, disappointment and surprise.The world cup was...

The just concluded Muscat Marathon may have separated the wheat from the chaff of professional or serious runners, but just the fact that so many people participated goes to show the popularity of...

As the 8th Oman Date Palm Festival is being celebrated at the Oman Convention and Exhibition Centre, it is an apt moment to consider the importance of preserving intangible cultural artifacts which...

The ongoing Aga Khan Awards ceremony being hosted by Oman brings focus on the need to encourage and dwell on the study of living cultures in an age which is being rapidly being taken over by virtual...

The recent celebration of Omani Women’s Day was especially precious as two major awards were won by Omani women, one in science and the other in literature.Sumaya bint Said al Siyabiyah bagged the...

As the World Mental Health Day was observed on October 10, there has been a sustained interest in understanding causes and cures, or at least ways of coping with one’s psychological well-being.As...

September 30 is celebrated as International Translation Day and this is a good opportunity to reflect on the status and condition of translation today.With technology, translation has got a massive...

As the pandemic and subsequent lockdown proved, humans are amazingly adjustable beings.Who can forget how quickly schools and colleges moved from physical classrooms to virtual ones in many parts of...

Parents and teachers are often frustrated when they teach the same content to different children and are amazed that they all respond differently.After all, teachers seem to think, I am saying exactly...

Too much has been going on in the world this week to recognise and mark World Literacy Day.As politics, inflation and climate change disasters grab our attention, we tend to devote less time to...

As thousands of children head towards their schools in Oman this week, some are excited, prancing to the school gates in anticipation while others will be less enthusiastic, maybe wistfully looking...

The old saying ‘two is a company and three is a crowd’ is not relevant these days when collaboration is a by word at every level of education and across professions.Not only does collaboration...

As the summer break draws to a close and children get ready to dust old school bags back into shape, it is a good time to take a step back and think of how the summer went by, what the takeaways are,...