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“Culture refers to the learned, socially acquired traditions of thought and behavior found in human societies. It is a socially acquire lifestyle that includes patterned, repetitive ways of thinking, feeling,

Going to the Buckeye gathering for the first time in 2011 opened up a world for me. I thought I had a well-grounded, practical, relatively sustainable and resilient lifestyle and

Your ancestors did not hop into their GPS-guided, climate controlled SUV’s and drive (while texting) to the nearest Wal-Mart to take care of their survival needs. They did not have

With today’s omnipresent media it seems that the average person knows more than ever before in human history. Google searches, wikipedia articles, and countless online news sites make huge amounts

One of the “meta” topics that I’m most interested in is learning. Learning about new subjects and learning new skills is great but learning how to learn is even better.

Here is an example of one of my illustrations. My diversity of interests, unique perspective, and holistic outlook have frequently complicated my search for a clearly defined career in today’s

The Green Revolution: Representations of Hunger and Agriculture in India In the 1940s, the Rockefeller Foundation funded research in Mexico in the development of new “high-yielding varieties” of wheat that

Since the origins of pastoralism, different pastoral groups have used different strategies to survive. The economies, subsistence systems, and cultural identities of pastoralists are adaptive strategies that exist because of

Fibers and fruit skins floated on top of the bubbly, purple liquid. It must be vino de uvita by now I thought. My friend Alonso and I strained out enough of

Every aspect of a person is a reflection of their experiences. What we have seen, heard, or done makes us who we are. One of the most important influences on