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Daily Cuts - Beyoncé and her legacy set to be the subject of a new university course

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Pop superstar Beyoncé and her expansive cultural legacy will be the subject of a new course at Yale University in 2025. The class will focus on how the multi-hyphenated artist has generated awareness and engagement in social and political ideologies. She is not the first performer to be the subject of a college-level course, with the recent one being Taylor Swift. Hairianto Diman and Susan Ng speak to Jem Aswad, Executive Music Editor, Variety, to find out if the study of entertainment icons as a subject of academia is an emerging trend.

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Daily Cuts - Uncovering Singapore’s lesser-known coral reef species

Scientists here are embarking on a journey of discovery to identify Singapore’s lesser-known coral reef species through ‘mini hotels’ installed across seven underwater locations around the island. Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman speak with the principal investigator of the study, Huang Danwei, Associate Professor and Deputy Head, Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum, NUS, to get to know more. 

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Daily Cuts - Charging your devices outside – when does it become unsafe?

Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman speak to Paul Mah, independent tech journalist, to follow up on tech safety following reports of a passenger who died after being electrocuted from charging his phone via an outlet on board a local bus in Malaysia. It brings to mind the question of safety third party charging outlets and accessories, and what to look out for before plugging in. 

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Daily Cuts - Proposed Central Provident Fund (CPF) Special Accounts closure for those aged 55 and older

Singapore Today's Lance Alexander and Daniel Martin speak with Alfred Chia, CEO of the SingCapital financial advisory, about how the planned CPF Special Accounts closure for those aged 55 and older, along with other changes, will impact Singaporeans.

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Daily Cuts - #TalkBack: How much private health insurance do you need? Do you have enough?

Singapore Today's Lance Alexander and Daniel Martin speak with Eddy Cheong, CEO of insurance company Havend, about how MediShield Life premiums will increase from April next year, as the government expands the national health insurance scheme.

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