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AI and our need for reassurance— issue #77
AI chatbots are seemingly ready to reassure and support us unconditionally. Not surprising then that they are winning hearts worldwide. Some even prefer AI chatbots over human companions. But when we lose all friction from a relationship, what else is lost.
The Story Behind The Story of Names
The team behind our latest story on Asia's naming conventions dives into how they got inspired to produce the story, researching qualitative data, creating a speculative name explorer, and crafting relatable humorous grievances for this story.
Halloween Horror Nights: Team Bonding
The idea of a team bonding outing had been floated a few times earlier this year and the team had discussed various ideas ranging from…
Humans of Kontinentalist: Isabella Chua
When did you join Kontinentalist and how do you like it so far?
Kontinentalist’s Favourite Statistics 2018
This World Statistics Day, we asked our editorial team for their favourite statistics that they have come across whilst writing or…
Kontinentalist exploring San Francisco
So our trip in SF continues! To utilise the time we spent on that arduous 20-hour flight, we scheduled a visit to Stanford University and Stamen Design to learn more about mapping and data visualisation. Stanford University Our first stop, Stanford University. We were invited to the David Rumsey
Kontinentalist at Mapbox’s Locate Day #2
Locate day one was jam-packed with insightful talks from various experts in the field. Pei Ying, our resident storyteller, wrote about our…
Kontinentalist at Mapbox’s Locate Day #1
When we found out about Mapbox’s first ever conference, Locate, earlier this March, we immediately set out to find our way to San…
Humans of Kontinentalist: Joceline Kuswanto aka The Legend
My favourite food is Indomie, but it has to be the original flavour. My favourite drink is coconut water. Actually if I think about it, I…
Humans of Kontinentalist: Amanda Teo
I like pineapples on my pizza, and in junior college I was so bad at math and chemistry. I failed math all the way until the final A’Level…
Humans of Kontinentalist : Rifqi Ruhyattamam
My favourite food is nasi goreng kambing (mutton fried rice), or anything with prawns in it, and my favourite drink is water, but I will…
Journey To The Maps: Interning at Kontinentalist
From mid-May to August, we had the pleasure of having Lasalle student, Amanda Teo, intern at our company to assist in our graphic and asset…
Not In Our Name
On the morning of Saturday July 23, I was on a bus to Washington DC to attend the American Muslim March, organized by Florida-based group…