Berbanding dengan pelajar zaman dahulu, pelajar generasi kini lebih cekap dan peka kepada perubahan teknologi. Namun begitu, mereka sering mengutamakan pencapaian akademik berbanding dengan kemahiran hidup.
The world is heating and I believe every moderately informed person would have heard of “global warming”, with even some have noticed the effects of weather change. Unusual flooding, heavy downpours and heat waves – the effects of weather change – are getting more common than ever in various parts of the world, including Malaysia.
Science is getting harder to read. To begin with, scientific writing is full of obscure acronyms, jargons, and language that are only comprehensible to scientists and few others. This is usually followed by long, exhaustive texts where the authors use advanced terms sometimes without explaining what they mean and structure sentences in the least straightforward way imaginable.
Food Technology provides massive amounts of food, which is assured in its quality and safety with over seven billion mouths to feed in the world today. This would be impossible without utilizing the proper science and technologies.
In February 2021, parts of Texas saw some of its coldest temperatures in more than 30 years, with some areas breaking records that are more than a century old. This state in the USA which is known for its sprawling deserts and excruciating heat waves was covered in a thick layer of ice with temperatures plummeting to 0°F (-18°C).