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Food For Thought (with Melvin Poh)

"Food For Thought" aims to expand your personal knowledge by bringing deep and thought-provoking personal chats from Melvin Poh, the founder of Empirics Asia.

society & culture philosophy

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4:43

The Banality Of Binge Watching

Food For Thought (with Melvin Poh) ·

2025/09/22

Is binge watching evil? Philosophy might offer a surprising perspective.

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3:28

The Boy Who Carried Fire: Trekking Back To Ourselves

Food For Thought (with Melvin Poh) ·

2025/05/26

After publishing my first book, I found an old book....

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3:48

The Ascent Is The Work: Hardship Is The Way

Food For Thought (with Melvin Poh) ·

2025/04/23

While flying over the South China Sea, something odd happened...

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3:48

The Ascent Is The Work: Hardship Is The Way

Food For Thought (with Melvin Poh) ·

2025/04/23

A flight over the South China Sea brought me to an unlikely place...

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3:49

Living Into Answers: How Questions Define Us

Food For Thought (with Melvin Poh) ·

2025/04/07

At the end of a 3 year journey of a massive personal undertaking, here are some thoughts...

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3:41

The Places We Leave Behind: A Reflection On Time

Food For Thought (with Melvin Poh) ·

2025/03/09

A familiar stroll brought an unsettling surprise..

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3:51

Self-Overcoming: Outgrowing Our Fleeting Selves

Food For Thought (with Melvin Poh) ·

2025/02/03

It all started with a book...

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8:04

10 Lessons From 2024: Wisdom For The New Year

Food For Thought (with Melvin Poh) ·

2024/12/31

10 Lessons I've Learnt From 2024

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3:07

Pleasure Seeks Purpose: Life Without Work

Food For Thought (with Melvin Poh) ·

2024/11/21

If everyday were a weekend...

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8:18

Brushtrokes Of Fire

Food For Thought (with Melvin Poh) ·

2024/10/03

What happens when you paint with fire?

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6:48

Serendipity From Terminal 3: Making Sense Of Life

Food For Thought (with Melvin Poh) ·

2024/09/24

A recent encounter at the airport terminal led to an unexpected surprise...

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5:13

Road Untravelled: Ruminations Of A Night Drive

Food For Thought (with Melvin Poh) ·

2024/09/18

A night drive led me on a very personal journey...

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6:30

Garden Of Wisdom: What I Learnt From A Japanese...

Food For Thought (with Melvin Poh) ·

2024/09/11

My business trips to Japan somehow brought me into a garden of wisdom...

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7:20

Rhapsody Of Sleepless Nights: Why I Can't Sleep

Food For Thought (with Melvin Poh) ·

2024/09/02

Why I don't sleep...

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7:05

Bieber vs. Beethoven: Who Is A Better Musician?

Food For Thought (with Melvin Poh) ·

2022/06/07

As I sit back and enjoy some music after a long day at work, I can't help but ponder on the variety of music we all enjoy. There certainly are a lot of people who would listen to the music of Justin Bieber all day and others would tune in on Beethoven. Yet between the two, who is actually better, Bieber or Beethoven? In fact, this is a question that often gets thrown around, is there a certain kind of entertainment that is more superior than others and when we debate these things, do we always have

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14:36

Do Animals Have Rights? Should They Be Protected?

Food For Thought (with Melvin Poh) ·

2021/10/13

In this chat, as I was disturbed my own furry friend (my pet cat), I start to ponder on the question of whether animals have rights. We ofcourse now of the rising trend of veganism as well as alternative meats, but are there any philosophical or persuasive basis for protecting and respecting animals? Let's chat about it in this discussion. I draw on the different belief systems from science, religion and philosophy; specifically the works of Aristotle, Scala Naturae, Charles Darwin, Rene Descartes,

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16:20

How Banks Have Lied To Us For Hundreds Of Years

Food For Thought (with Melvin Poh) ·

2021/10/01

Today on my day off from work, in our evening chat, I seek to reveal to you how we have been lied to and exposed to a grand illusion perpetuated by banks for hundreds of years. Specifically, I look at "fractional reserve banking", the fabric and very essence of banking process. After exploring and scrutinising the concept, I see whether it stands up to the modern world.

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13:54

The True Significance Of The Billionaires Space Race

Food For Thought (with Melvin Poh) ·

2021/09/14

Surely, you have seen headlines about Sir Richard Branson, Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk competing with one another to go to space. Space at the moment seems to be a game for billionaires, trying to make the first move in the emerging industry of space tourism. Yet with tickets ranging from USD $250,000 to $20 million, what significance does space hold for ordinary people and society at large? In tonight's late chat I share my personal views and draw on my life stories to show you why the billionaire

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13:20

The Philosophy Of Intelligence: Can Machines Actually...

Food For Thought (with Melvin Poh) ·

2021/09/06

In this chat, I ponder about an increasingly relevant question of our times: "Can machines actually think?" With incredible improvements in the fields of artificial intelligence, computers are getting increasingly smarter but surprisingly more human like. Is it conceivable that very soon, they will gain human intelligence? What exactly is intelligence anyway, and how can we be so sure that we humans have "intelligence"? Let's take a deep dive as I explore this topic with the philosophy works of Alan

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14:21

6 Great Life Lessons From The Alchemist

Food For Thought (with Melvin Poh) ·

2021/08/23

Tonight I share about my recent reading of Paulo Coelho's "The Alchemist". I think The Alchemist is truly a great novel with very deep lessons on life. In this video, I share my own thoughts and break down 6 things that we can take away from this book to enhance our own lives immediately. The Alchemist tells the tale of Santiago, a young shepherds boy who goes on an adventure to travel all the way to Egypt and its Great Pyramids to seek the ultimate treasure that he has dreamt about.

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