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Our lives, our cultures, are composed of many overlapping stories. Novelist Chimamanda Adichie tells the story of how she found her authentic cultural voice -- and warns that if we hear only a single story about another person or country, we risk a critical misunderstanding. 
Hailan Yu's curator insight,
December 4, 2015 9:23 AM
To gain a global perspective inherently requires understanding multiple perspectives. Africa is frequently portrayed as 'the other' but also homogenized within a single narrative that 'flattens' truth. How can we teach and learn about other places in a way that develops geographic empathy and shows the many stories of that can belong to any one place?
Tags: Africa, perspective, TED. 
Kevin Nguyen's curator insight,
December 13, 2015 9:41 PM
The broad paint brush that we paint over Africa as a place of poverty, underdevelopment and lack of education is just mind blowing. The story that Ms. Adichie told about her life was very interesting and fascinating at the same time. It seems like she grew up from well off household, reading English books and having a normal life. However, when she went over aboard to U.S she experienced a culture shock of how people generalized Africa as a whole continent without any diversity.
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The hoard of 91 coins was found in a clay pot by two walkers in Wick, South Wales and includes coins issued by Mark Antony and Marcus Aurelius (pictured left). Via Joy Kinley
Joy Kinley's curator insight,
November 30, 2015 8:47 AM
Coins and other historic artifacts are frequently found throughout the world. This particular find wasn't part of a scientific or historic research project but rather something that was found by happenstance, observant people happened to be in the right location to find it.
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Educational and entertaining site containing thought-provoking essays on astronomy, physics, chemistry, mathematics, languages, linguistics, writing, words, total eclipses, travel (with photographs), London, football (soccer), fantasy television, religious descriptions, cookery
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What does the way you speak say about where you’re from? Answer the questions to see your personal dialect map.
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Germany, Austria and Italy are standing together in the middle of a pub when Serbia bumps into Austria and spills Austria’s pint. Austria demands Serbia buy it a whole new suit because of the new beer stains on its trouser leg. Germany expresses its support for Austria’s point of view. Britain recommends that everyone calm …
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New measures scaling back the teaching of minority languages like Tibetan have threatened the survival of ethnic identities and traditions in China’s vast west.
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Geographers make a distinction between site and situation as they consider the underlying foundation of a place. Few cities represent such a wide chasm between these two aspects as does New Orleans. The situation, or the answer to why does a place exist, was imperative. The Mississippi River was a major artery for the North American continent. As first the Europeans and then the Americans assumed control of the area, a port was essential at the mouth of this river. But the site, the response to where a city is placed, continues to confound. Few environments were or are more inhospitable to human habitation. Poor soil, disease, floods, and hurricanes are constant threats that have plagued the city for over three centuries. But the why trumped the where and hence the paradox of New Orleans persists.
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It appears not everyone around the world is as keen with Internet memes, gifs, and silly videos as Americans are. https://twitter.com/646guy/status/656595261863673856 Academics and professionals describe interactions between the world wide web and people as Internet Culture. These online interactions, which can be good or bad, take place on forums, social media services, news outlets, and…
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"Thanksgiving resources for geography educators." http://wp.me/P2dv5Z-1lR
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ISIS, Hezbollah, Hamas. These three very different groups are known for violence — but that’s only a portion of what they do, says policy analyst Benedetta Berti. They also attempt to win over populations with social work: setting up schools and hospitals, offering safety and security, and filling the gaps left by weak governments. Understanding the broader work of these groups suggests new strategies for ending the violence.
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"Half of Canada’s 33.5 million people live in the red part, the other in the yellow. More population divided maps (Source: reddit.com)"
JeanneSilvey's curator insight,
November 17, 2015 10:09 AM
A great illustration of population concentration and high density in Urban centers. 4.6 million of the remaining 17 million (approx.) live in British Columbia.
Gene Gagne's curator insight,
November 17, 2015 11:41 AM
First economically for trade routes you have the St. Lawrence river which was originally the most influential route for French explorers. You have Toronto the Canada's financial center which forms the core of the "Golden Horseshoe" region, which wraps around the western end of Lake Ontario, population wise a quarter of Canada's population lives here. Politically it makes sense that government would be set up in that area because of the population in that area. Which population leads to the social aspect because all activities of night life, restaurants, businesses, entertainment, malls, etc. are located in this area. And lastly, it makes easy access for United States and Canada to exchange tourism and jobs and goods. 
Corey Rogers's curator insight,
December 13, 2018 1:49 PM
It's crazy to think how big Canada is and yet the majority of the population lives right on the border. Canada is almost in the Arctic Circle so most of the time you're going to have frigid temperatures and inhabitable land so its going to push people closer to the equator.
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Wake up in the morning and find out theres plenty of sugar in the cupboard you put this in tea sprinkle it on cereal and pancakes and you also bake with it s...
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Visit my website at http://www.junglejoel.com - in this video, a cup of coffee is made, starting from scratch. The steps that are shown include: #1. Harvesti...
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The Mongol Empire was the second-largest empire in history, and the largest ever seen up until its time. This lesson explains how the Mongols were able to ... Via Joy Kinley
Joy Kinley's curator insight,
August 24, 2015 3:13 PM
This is a video overview from Discovery History for the Mongol Empire.
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TUTANKHAMUN’S striking gold funeral mask: It’s the ancient world’s most beautiful object. But was it actually made for a woman? Evidence its name-stamp was doctored suggests so. Via Joy Kinley
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November 30, 2015 9:00 AM
An accident lead to a major find - what we know to be true about history is frequently only part of the picture. During the restoration of the funeral mask anomalies were uncovered. Now in order to understand these anomalies further research is being done in King Tut's tomb.
We originally thought that all of the things in the tomb belonged to a young pharaoh who ruled Egypt after a chaotic period in history. What we are seeing though is that several of the grave goods were possibly created for his step-mother.
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Did you know that Swedish has more in common with Hindi than it does with Finnish?
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"Urban planners are noticing a cultural gap between bike advocates and others who bike. Planners see a particular type of cyclist: a working-class person – usually a minority and often a recent immigrant – riding to work on whatever type of bike he can get his hands on. Those cyclists are men and women for whom biking isn’t an environmental cause or a response to an urban trend but a means of transportation that’s cheaper than a car and faster than walking."
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Myth Article #1: Western pundits and nostalgic Muslim thinkers alike have built up a narrative of the caliphate as an enduring institution, central to Islam and Islamic thought between the seventh and twentieth centuries. In fact, the caliphate is a political or religious idea whose relevance has waxed and waned according to circumstances.
Myth Article #2: ISIS may use terrorism as a tactic, but it is not a terrorist organization. Rather, it is a pseudo-state led by a conventional army. So the counterterrorism strategies that were useful against al Qaeda won’t work in the fight against ISIS. Myth Video #1: This video points to the reasons that recruits are attracted to extremism (not just poverty and ignorance).
Tags: political, governance, religion, Islam, historical, terrorism, geopolitics, ISIS.
Benjamin Jackson's curator insight,
November 30, 2015 2:32 PM
The idea of the Caliphate seems to be more of what all the groups which called themselves Caliphates seem to be pursuing. It seems to me that the fact of the matter is less important than the idea, as what happened one hundred years ago is far less important than what is believed to have happened. That ISIS is a state can be argued, but the fact that they are fighting a conventional war is indisputable. Yes, the tactics we use must be shifted, but this means that support from aircraft or by indirect means are even more viable than they were during the Second Gulf War.
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Which foods are unusually popular in each state on Thanksgiving.
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A new film could be a vehicle for saving a dying American Indian tongue.
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