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Mapped: The strange link between obesity and corruption

Strange Maps

Not by comparing the fiscal, economic, and financial data of each country theyd only end up comparing (rotten) apples to (spoiled) oranges. Instead, to arrive at their Corruption Perceptions Index and Control of Corruption Indicator (respectively), they aggregate the opinions of experts in governance and corruption.

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The best books I read in 2021

Dangerously Irrelevant

I read some great (and not so great) books in 2021! Here are my top few (and why)… My top book for 2021 is Difference Making at the Heart of Learning , by Tom Vander Ark & Emily Liebtag. I can’t believe I hadn’t somehow heard of Marko Kloos before November of 2021! Books I read in July 2021. Related Posts.

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How Heavy Metal Fuels Indigenous Revival in Patagonia

Sapiens

Through the violent military campaign known as the Conquest of the Desert , the Argentine government gained control over the southern portion of the continent, killing and displacing Indigenous peoples and moving to assimilate the rest through educational and religious initiatives. And they were boats that came from Europe, Fernndez claimed.

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Plants and People of Borneo: A Cultural and Ecological Connection

Anthropology.net

Beyond its economic role, the tualang holds profound cultural and spiritual significance for many indigenous groups. Mainstreaming Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services into Decision-Making Analyzes how the IPBES framework can guide policy and decision-making processes in planning and governance. Credit: T. Source: Land Use Policy, 2016.

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When the Plow Turned the Tables: How Inequality Took Root in Human History

Anthropology.net

According to a new synthesis of archaeological, historical, and economic data published in the Journal of Economic Literature 1 , that change wasn’t just about economics. At the same time, the cultural embrace of hierarchy and individualism began to replace long-held norms of communal sharing and economic leveling.

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When Wartime Plunder Comes to Campus

Sapiens

Perhaps most infamously, in 2021, the Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C., The breakdown of political and military order, coupled with economic desperation, fueled rampant trade in stolen antiquities. The Met Museum in New York, the Louvre in Paris, the Pergamon in Berlinmuseums across the U.S. In 2003, the U.S.

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Hundreds of thousands of students are entitled to training and help finding jobs. They don’t get it

The Hechinger Report

And the states extremely decentralized school governance system has hampered haphazard efforts to get the services into schools. In 2021, 23 states were spending less on pre-ETS than the 15 percent required by law. New Jersey officials acknowledge that theres a problem.