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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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Cultivating Dragon Fruit’s Political Power in Ecuador

Sapiens

In the Ecuadorian Amazon, an anthropologist explores how the Shuar people are betting on dragon fruit cultivation to reclaim economic autonomy and political sovereignty. In Ecuador, this has created a boom that is changing the economic fortunes of many Indigenous Amazonians. This article was originally published at YES!

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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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How Colonialism Invented Food Insecurity in West Africa

Sapiens

Farmers planted grains to make traditional dishes such as starchy, mild fufu and thick, warm tuo zaafi , and households stored surplus tubers in their wattle-and-daub homes to nourish them throughout the year. In addition, colonial economics created food shortages in Banda and across West Africa.

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Plants and People of Borneo: A Cultural and Ecological Connection

Anthropology.net

A new biocultural database, developed by researchers at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), reveals the profound connections between Borneo’s rich plant life and the survival, traditions, and identity of its people. Marks on this trunk reveal traces of wooden plugs used in traditional honey harvesting.

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A dismal report card in math and reading

The Hechinger Report

Administered by the federal government, it tracks student performance in fourth and eighth grades and serves as a national yardstick of achievement. More than two-thirds of students in the bottom 25 percent are economically disadvantaged. The only bright spot was progress by higher-achieving children in math. That’s a big deal.

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Tracing Roti’s Pasts, Presents, and Futures

Sapiens

I (Mariam) grew up in a Pakistani diaspora family, where I observed roti-making as an organizing tradition of my home culture, but one that remained a gender-exclusive space for girls, mothers, and aunties. We both started our lifelong studies of roti at a young ageboth as a frequent eater and observer of the food. where I teach.

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