MONCHILAS
In the Colombian city of Riohacha, there are numerous street sellers of traditional bags called mochilas. For every handwoven bag she sells on the palm-lined …
ADVENTUROUS TRAIN JOURNEYS – PART III
ADVENTUROUS TRAIN JOURNEYS – PART III: THE ARCTIC CIRCLE NIGHT TRAIN, SWEDEN TO NORWAY The Route: Stockholm, Sweden to Narvik, NorwayDuration: 1215 miles, 18.5 hoursThe Fare: 136 USD …
NOBEL PEACE PRIZE
I had to write a blog this week about the continued integrity of the Nobel Prize Committee in selecting Maria Corina Machado, the Venezuelan democratic …
VERA RUBIN OBSERVATORY
The new Vera Rubin Observatory telescope will double the amount of data collected so far by every other instrument in the history of optical astronomy …
U.S. IMMIGRATION
I thought this was a very sane approach to U.S. immigration by someone with personal experience in achieving a successful status as a U.S. citizen. …
MAYAN LANGUAGES
Today, more than 30 Mayan languages exist and are spoken by at least six million people worldwide. Although some, like Chicomuseltec and Choltí, have disappeared or are …
TEXTILE WASTE
The level of textile waste in the world is truly staggering; 85% of the 100 billion items of apparel produced by the textile industry EACH …
SPRINGY POLES AND FOREHEAD STRAPS
Springy poles and forehead straps: How to carry more than your own bodyweight. The rural farm workers of Vietnam could be seen as almost …
BRAIN DRAIN
The phrase “Brain Drain” usually refers to the migration of the intellectual elite of one place to another place. This is often driven by deteriorating …
A BETTER FOG TRAP
A few years ago, I published a blog called “A Better Fog Trap”. It was a story of a simple solution, developed by local communities, …