Digital IDs promise the ultimate convenience. But many are concerned about safety and data privacy, especially in the face of fast-evolving AI fraud tools.

Wayne Chang, the founder and CEO of SpruceID, explains verifiable digital credentials (VDC), as well as the role of blockchains and new security architectures in keeping your digital identity firmly in your hands.

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Near one million subscribers today, Jon launched Asianometry back when many still thought of TSMC as the name of a Minecraft YouTuber.

He joins us to unpack Taiwan’s semiconductor rise and Asia’s growing tech power alongside the channel’s own journey. We dive into TSMC and microchips, the AI hype, humanoid robots and why tech optimism still matters.

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Most people see golf as bad for the planet. Delphine Tseng sees it differently. She’s an ecologist who believes golf courses can become unlikely allies for wildlife and conservation.

As more Taiwanese take up a sport once reserved for the wealthy, we ask: can golf become truly sustainable?

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In war games, the blue team almost always loses. Why? Atlantic Council's Global China Hub Associate Director Kitsch Liao takes us behind the doors of tabletop exercises (TTX) — now a go-to tool for officers, military planners and policymakers.

With Taiwan Strait contingencies emerging as the most common scenarios, we uncover how war games really work, what’s real vs. illusion and why results of a game ‘don’t matter’.

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Loneliness is everywhere, even in our hyperconnected world. Living overseas, navigating a bicultural identity and the rise of the ‘loneliness economy’ through dating apps can make the problem even deeper.

Therapist Evon Chiu, founder of the Taiwan Multicultural Counseling Association, explains why she sees loneliness as the root cause of all mental illness and mood disorders — and shares practical ways to ease it.

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Abdullah Cheng’s background often surprises people: he’s an imam of the Taipei Grand Mosque and a social media influencer educating people on Islam. On top of that, he’s a software engineer who created a halal ingredients scanner and a zakat calculator.

We ask Abdullah about his journey and explore questions many have about Taiwan’s overlooked Muslim community — from halal food challenges and persisting social prejudices to Taiwan’s Muslim-friendly tourism.

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Housing prices and the cost of living in Taipei keep climbing, making buying a home feel out of reach for most young people. Our guest Nien-Zu Chang managed to do it, but at what cost?

What does it really take to buy a house in one of Asia’s most expensive housing markets?

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Did you know that the majority of landlords in Taiwan prefer to keep their rental properties off the books? We speak with Robyn Huang, a property tech founder managing over 1,000 units, who lifts the lid on shady landlord practices and difficult tenants, and reveals how rent prices are really set in Taiwan’s massive unregistered rental housing sector.

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Could AI kill what makes us human — our creativity? Industrial designer Harm Hogenbirk of Pilotfish warns of a future where AGI and automation reshape not just innovation, but human purpose itself.

In the first episode of the CONNECTED Podcast, we dive into how emerging AI may transform creativity, identity and the very structure of our society.

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