As a serious student of archaeology, I was expecting to decode Mayan text and unearth priceless artifacts. Yet somehow, I stumbled upon one of the most ancient truths of humanity: the importance of persuasion, and …
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People and the way we do business.
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Food, meal culture, and the social trade with every dish.
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 …
What does an entrepreneur CEO or a publicly traded company CEO really own? Usually their ownership is represented in the form of company stock. So what does that stock really represent? Is it the value …
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 …
After browsing through the fashion website Deep Glamour and reading post after post about Coco Chanel, I experienced a sentiment that I do not usually associate with fashion: gratitude. So why be grateful when it comes …
Little did I know that when I succumbed to the cupcake cult of New York City that cupcakes have been taking over the hearts of many in great cities all over the world, including San …
San Francisco is a great place to connect with intelligent individuals from small tech start-ups and big tech companies alike. With plenty of panels and meet-ups to choose from, I decided to attend one all …
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 …
As a serious student of archaeology, I was expecting to decode Mayan text and unearth priceless artifacts. Yet somehow, I stumbled upon one of the most ancient truths of humanity: the importance of persuasion, and …
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 …
Early in the winter of January 2009, I successfully sold my no-nonsense husband on spending a day at The Tech Museum of Innovation in San Jose, CA. We were both very excited; imagine it, a …
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 …
Some cultures come with an expiration date. Sometimes intentional, more often not, these movements are never meant to last. One of the starkest examples is the formation and demise of cults. It usually starts
It is so easy for people to take the way they see the world for granted. This fact is even more painfully obvious when the subject is sight and blindness. Human beings are so heavily …
Something significant occured in Berkeley, CA in 1966 that continues to affect students, thinkers, and visitors till this day. Was it the famous riots on Berkeley campus? The establisment of the People’s Park? Or, perhaps …
