WHO I am: Expertise
Briefly explains Nori's profile and expertise as well as publication lists.
Embracing the new in a rapidly graying state
As in Japan, Singapore has been seeing a rapid pace of graying population and low birth rate. However, unlike the Japanese counterparts, Singaporeans seem more eager to adapt recent digitized solutions in healthcare domains, where this population shift hits the society most. Sure there are growing numbers of new technologies and solutions in Japan, too,
“Self-compassion” hard or easy?
For those of you who are practicing mindfulness meditation, the idea of “self-compassion” is apparently important. There are rather thick layers of research that you’d find for its effectiveness toward well-being of daily life. Especially there are lots of positive scientific evidence on so-called “gratitude” exercise in nursing and other healthcare areas that has its
Take your 7 hours of sleep as crucial as the same hours of work (esp. after 50)!
As I always talk about the importance of sleep all years, some people get tired of listening to me. But as you get older, the more important the quality of good night sleep becomes. This research is one of them to prove it. Sure, the sleep habit is one of the areas where you can
“Well-being” is no longer a “soft slogan”
(source: https://www.hhs.gov/surgeongeneral/priorities/workplace-well-being/index.html) It’s been a buzz word, but the world started to giving a serious attention to this old and new concept of “well-being” especially since the outbreak of the Covid-19 epidemic. We saw our lifestyle change drastically, witnessed bad hikes of suicide and mental problems among adults and kids alike, and now we all
Cybersecurity not just for financial sectors but for healthcare ones
Cybersecurity for the web 3.0 world, of course they are talking about that all the time, but for financial sectors as well, that’s the most talk-about topic and the greatest concern all along. Singapore, as the definitely No.1 financial center in Asia, aims to invest more financial and human resources to this domain. How about
【salon】第32回「仏教と科学のサロン」のテーマは「他力を知る」で開催されました。
今回のテーマは、浄土教ではど真ん中の難しいテーマ「他力」でした。実は数日前に、最近「ガンダムUC」を一気に見て興奮冷めやらぬ私（平原）が、「ガンダムオタク」として鳴らすご門主に、「順序は逆になってしまったが、次は何を見るべきか？」という質問をしていたのですが、それを受けての彼の「いきなり感満載」な枕話で唐突に幕を開けました。
Why Sleep-Deprived People Are More Selfish and Lonely
Research shows more and more that “lack of sleep contributes to anxiety and difficulty managing emotions.” It’s true. Not just that you see more abnormal behaviors among sleep-deprived folks, but they become less compassionate and lose their powers of emotional regulation. The backfire like those obviously harm your reputation and well-being. Seriously, we’ve gotta sleep
MS Office products debut in VR, eh?
A few days ago Meta, or more specifically, Oculus, released their new product of cool VR headset. The stuff itself is so expensive like hell, so the practical point is not the new product itself but rather how lower we can now get the older Quest stuff. First they’ve gotta spread their toys. At home
【event】Research Carnival 2022@UM FoM on entrepreneurship & VR/AR
I attended some sessions of Research Carnival 2022 held at UM Faculty of Medicine’s 3rd floor Auditorium. It’s about advanced tech, research, innovation, and entrepreneurship. There were speakers who are Dr.s as well as entrepreneurs who shared their experiences about taking risk to be in fulfillment. One of the interesting topics was of course, the
Keep growing with your own experience
A good article. Most of our “learning” occurs when we “experience.” Much more so than what we read or listen to lectures. However, to actually “learn” from what we experience is rather difficult. As the article puts it, “most of us are not good at “wringing meaning.” We often don’t learn from experiences because we’re