A recent blog article on difficulties China’s president Xi Jinping had with some literary references in …
Monthly Archives: December 2018
Vertical forests in the Sahara?
According to a recent article in the New York Times on “The Allure of Vertical Forests,” cities currently cover about 3% of the Earth’s land. However, some forecasts say that population growth and migration could push that proportion …
Assimilation – in the 21st century?
What does “assimilation” (in its socio-cultural sense) really mean in an age of globalization, easy digital communication, international integration, migration, and recently in the wake of recrudescent nationalisms?
On a vary basic level, we …