globalization
Globalization Is a Leading Factor in the Death of Minority Languages
A new factor has been linked to the disappearance of little-spoken tongues the world over: economic globalization.
This Former Drug Dealer Came Up with Europe's Answer to Soylent
Soylent isn't yet shipped outside of the US. If you're a European who feels like trading in pizza, pasta and burritos for three daily doses of beige liquid, Joey van Koningsbruggen has the banana flavored Soylent alternative of your dreams.
Meet the Children and Pregnant Women Carrying Rocks All Day for Albania's Mining Pirates
According to the Confederation of Trade Unions of Albania, 88 miners have died in their line of work only in the last five years. Many more have been severely injured or crippled. No one really knows how many deaths and injuries occur in the informal...
Texan Cuisine Is Changing for the Better
I am totally excited about the changing Austin culinary landscape, which is thanks, in part, to an influx of Asian immigrants, who are introducing new flavors and styles to traditional Texan cuisine. And that's not just because I own a ramen restaurant.
Could Bitcoin Help Everyone Else Avoid Taxes Like Apple?
Given what’s happening on a far grander scale, is such a reality really that ridiculous?
The Best Sumo Wrestlers Are No Longer Japanese
Sumo wrestling is globalizing. A Harvard researcher says that's a good thing.
Global Food Poisoning in Italy
Bra is the sort of town where old women really do wear all black to signify their widowhood and where the stores are closed for three, sometimes four, hours every afternoon. I went there to study Piedmontese regional food culture but instead found a...
Global Food Poisoning in Italy
Bra is the sort of town where old women really do wear all black to signify their widowhood and where the stores are closed for three, sometimes four, hours every afternoon. I went there to study Piedmontese regional food culture but instead found a...
Progress and Globalization in Bangladesh: The Tazreen Fashions Garment Factory Fire
The garment trade is at the forefront of the kind of industrial revolution that we are experiencing in Bangladesh today, which is why, if from the outside, we look like some Dickensian hellhole of sweatshops and smokestacks, the image is not altogether...