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		<title>So, What Do YOU Do?</title>
		<link>http://optimisticanthropology.com/2010/06/18/so-what-do-you-do/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jun 2010 04:48:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia Young</dc:creator>
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With a pair of good eyes and a keen obseravation, you can tell a lot about a person before you open your mouth for a hello.  But, in this era of networking, we aren&#8217;t satisfied ...]]></description>
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		<title>The Evolution of Media: Tool – Content – Behavior</title>
		<link>http://optimisticanthropology.com/2010/03/10/the-evolution-of-media-tool-%e2%80%93-content-%e2%80%93-behavior/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:41:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia Young</dc:creator>
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Most people think modern societies are materialistic—we prize our possessions too much.  But after working on a fun design-anthropology project on the co-evolution of medium and content, I realized we don’t appreciate our stuff ...]]></description>
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		<title>Innovation: Avoiding Nails and Finding Fertile Ground</title>
		<link>http://optimisticanthropology.com/2010/01/29/innovation-avoiding-nails-and-finding-fertile-ground/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:26:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia Young</dc:creator>
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The dotcom guys got each other excited and created a bust.  Banks verified moneymaking programs with other banks, but somehow, they went broke.  These groups sought to solve problems and produce value, but the solutions ...]]></description>
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		<title>A Place for Breaking the Rules</title>
		<link>http://optimisticanthropology.com/2009/11/17/a-place-for-breaking-the-rules/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 04:24:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia Young</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[human nature]]></category>
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In my Great Grandmother&#8217;s house hung a peculiar photograph.  It was Grandma J on a ship with a funny pirate and his fake parrot.  This photograph made no sense on the surface. Great Grandma J ...]]></description>
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		<title>You Can Be Special Without Becoming a Vampire</title>
		<link>http://optimisticanthropology.com/2009/10/28/you-can-be-special-without-becoming-a-vampire/</link>
		<comments>http://optimisticanthropology.com/2009/10/28/you-can-be-special-without-becoming-a-vampire/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 06:08:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia Young</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Children]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[communicating]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fantasy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Imagination]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Storytelling]]></category>

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It’s easy to get addicted to fun stories. Just start with Harry Potter, then A Series of Misfortunate Events, then Buffy the Vampire Slayer, then Twilight, and soon you’re hooked on many otherworldly texts and ...]]></description>
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		<title>For The Sake of Making It Easier</title>
		<link>http://optimisticanthropology.com/2009/10/15/for-the-sake-of-making-it-easier/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 21:56:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia Young</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[design]]></category>
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Oh the inventions and processes we humans devise in order to make life easier and to take back our time from performing tasks.  But, oh the crimes we commit to make a life easier, to ...]]></description>
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		<title>Reflections on China&#8217;s Parade</title>
		<link>http://optimisticanthropology.com/2009/10/02/reflections-on-chinas-parade/</link>
		<comments>http://optimisticanthropology.com/2009/10/02/reflections-on-chinas-parade/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 19:05:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia Young</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Hope]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Patriotism]]></category>
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Lucky for me, my in-law family has no American cable….Chinese channels only!  Thus, we all sat down to watch China’s 60th Anniversary Parade.  Like the Olympics, this parade probably had a million people involved, with ...]]></description>
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		<title>Racing Dragons, Shining Sun, Treasure Island</title>
		<link>http://optimisticanthropology.com/2009/09/28/racing-dragons-shining-sun-treasure-island/</link>
		<comments>http://optimisticanthropology.com/2009/09/28/racing-dragons-shining-sun-treasure-island/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 20:18:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia Young</dc:creator>
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Sometimes it just becomes pointless to talk about or describe culture.  There are moments that just need to be seen, felt, and experienced.  A whole day spent on Treasure Island in the sun for the ...]]></description>
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		<title>From Provo to Midwood</title>
		<link>http://optimisticanthropology.com/2009/09/09/from-provo-to-midwood/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2009 23:28:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia Young</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cultural Telescope]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brooklyn]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Family]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Religion]]></category>
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I&#8217;ve spent a number of years in Provo, UT where the highest concentration of devout Mormons-Latter Day Saints (LDS) live.  Then recently, I’ve spent several months in Midwood-Brooklyn, NY where there is a high concentration ...]]></description>
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		<title>From The Amphora to The Soiree-Decanter</title>
		<link>http://optimisticanthropology.com/2009/07/25/from-the-amphora-to-the-soiree-decanter/</link>
		<comments>http://optimisticanthropology.com/2009/07/25/from-the-amphora-to-the-soiree-decanter/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2009 17:53:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia Young</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Archaeologists get giddy when their strata reveal a clean progression in the style and functionality of the artifacts found within the layers of earth.  But, archaeologists don&#8217;t have to be the only ones excited about ...]]></description>
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