How to avoid scams selling goods online

 Yesterday, I was contacted by two people who wanted to buy my 2017 MacBook Air that I’m selling. At first, I advertised it on Facebook Marketplace and later on Gumtree, the leading classifieds website in South Africa. I’ve been using the Internet since 1993 and learned the tricks and trade of selling online, and how […]

Jonathan Haidt on the Trevor Noah podcast

A summary of Jonanthan Haidt on the Trevor Noah podcast discussing his book, The Anxious Generation, and how smartphones and social media affect boys and girls.

Psychology and Technology by Edenilson Brandl

 Hey there, digital explorers! Ramon Thomas here, breaking down Edenilson Brandl’s Psychology and Technology—a must-read for anyone curious about how our minds intersect with the tech we use daily. Brandl dives deep into the symbiotic relationship between human psychology and technological advancements. He argues that tech isn’t just a tool; it’s shaping how we think, […]

Teaching English in China: An Opportunity for Unemployed Graduates

  South Africa has an extremely high unemployment rate. The expanded definition rate is over 36% and over 50% among the youth (people below 30 years old) accordin to some estimates. After a decade of the Zuma presidency, the economic growth rate collapsed. This country needs a much higher growth rate to create more jobs […]

How Technology Hijacks Your Brain (And How to Fight Back)

  Review of Hal Gottfried’s The Psychology of Technology This book is an easy read. Even though some concepts are technical, the author does a good job of explaining them in layman’s terms Let’s be real—you picked up your phone at least 3 times while reading that headline. I get it. I’m guilty too. But […]