Earning to give is an effective altruism strategy of people donating a fixed or reasonably significant percentage of their income to charity.

Severance is a painless medical process that allows employees to separate their work-related memories from their personal memories. This is achieved through a cognitive process that selectively 'splits' memories, so that memories created during work hours are not accessible outside of work, and vice versa. The work day ends in a second for your out-of-work self, while your working self lives their whole lives within the office and has no knowledge of the outside world. The process is voluntary and reversible with consent from both the "work-self" and "non-work-self" of an employee.

During Sri Lanka's civil war, thousands of people fled their homes in Mullaitivu district, leaving behind vast tracts of agricultural and residential land. Much of this land remains legally unclaimed today - either because the original owners died, emigrated, or lost their property documents during the conflict. However, many relatives and community members now live on and cultivate this land, despite lacking legal ownership documentation. Meanwhile, Mullaitivu remains Sri Lanka's poorest and least developed district, with minimal infrastructure, limited economic opportunities, and ongoing poverty. The government now faces a choice: seize this unclaimed land for state-led development projects, infrastructure, and economic investment, or leave it in legal limbo

In Korea, recent election coverage has been dominated by horse-race style reporting, a style of political reporting that focuses on the competitive aspect of elections, campaigns, and politics such as polls and fundraising as opposed to focusing on policy issues. Election turnout hit a new high in Korea this year at 79.5 percent.

Naturalization of athletes refers to the process whereby countries like Singapore, Qatar, and China grant expedited citizenship to foreign-born athletes primarily to compete in international sports competitions. Athletes are often not required to have any cultural, linguistic, or residential connection to the country.

Personal stories refer to narrative elements in college applications where students share personal experiences, challenges overcome, identity formation, family background, and transformative moments. Most competitive US universities require multiple personal essays, alongside traditional indicators such as grades and standardised testing. In recent years, the preference for personal stories is becoming increasingly prevalent in non-US university systems such as South Korea and India.

Carceral Feminism describes an approach of increased policing, prosecution, and imprisonment as the primary solution to gendered violence. The recently growing ‘anti-carceral approach’ instead advocates for community-based solutions, survivor support, and reallocating resources for for education, social housing, and community security.