Suraj Sunkara
Alumni (2020–22)
9 articles · since June 2020
The Impact of Coachella on the Community
BRB Bites CommunityCoachella is one of the world’s largest music concerts. After seeing cancellations in 2019 and 2020, the festival will finally be seeing a return in 2022.
Ingenious Crowdsourcing or Hidden Risks? Decoding Amazon’s Mechanical Turk
BRB Shorts TechnologyIs Amazon Mechanical Turk as reliable and trustworthy as it seems? Does it compensate workers fairly? Do requesters get the data they want? Check out this article to learn more about the inner workings of MTurk!
Buy Now, Pay Later: Payment System of the Future?
BRB Shorts Financial LiteracyBuy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) companies have transformed the way we make payments online. They offer a fresh alternative to using credit or debit cards and they’ve been adopted by companies from Amazon to your local mom-and-pop store.
Deciphering the NFT Craze
Financial Literacy$69m painting? $2.9m tweet? Read this article to learn more about the NFT craze and where it’s going!
Amazon’s Illegal Fake Review Market
BRB Shorts Financial LiteracyMany sellers try to game Amazon’s rating system to increase the amount of customers who purchase their products. See how they achieve this and what you can do to avoid being tricked!
Fitting Vegan Specialty Foods into a Budget-Friendly Diet
Financial LiteracyEver wondered why vegan burgers were so expensive? Learn why vegan specialty foods are so expensive and how you can incorporate them into a budget-friendly vegan diet!
A New Era for Young Adult Homeownership
BRB Shorts Financial LiteracyLearn why young adult homeownership rates have dropped over the years and some mortgage alternatives to help you finance your dream house!
The Virtual Exchange Rate Trap
BRB Shorts Financial LiteracyWhen I was in middle school, I hit a phase where I became addicted to money-earning apps, like FreeMyApps. Over the period of a few months, I had earned around $300.
Hey Macklemore, Can We Go (e-)Thrift Shopping
Financial LiteracyBuying clothes secondhand was once heavily stigmatized, as many thought used goods were only bought by those who couldn’t afford anything else. Most people were repulsed by the idea of wearing clothes that someone else had worn.
