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Why Norway is Becoming the World’s Richest Country

2024-12-27T07:30:47+07:00

How geography, politics, and history come together to make a country “rich.”

Persistence of Gender Biases in Europe

2024-02-14T20:53:28+07:00

We follow archaeological research and employ skeletal records of women’s and men’s health from 139 archaeological sites in Europe dating back, on average, to about 1200 AD to construct a site-level indicator of historical bias in favor of one gender over the other using dental linear enamel hypoplasias. This historical measure of gender bias significantly predicts contemporary gender attitudes, despite the monumental socioeconomic and political changes that have taken place since.

We also show that this persistence is most likely due to the intergenerational transmission of gender norms, which can be disrupted by significant population replacement. Our results demonstrate the resilience of gender norms and highlight the importance of cultural legacies in sustaining and perpetuating gender (in)equality today.

Topography of Social Touching Depends on Emotional Bonds Between Humans

2023-09-21T12:00:07+07:00

We asked a total of 1,368 people from five [European] countries to reveal, using an Internet-based topographical self-reporting tool, those parts of their body that they would allow relatives, friends, and strangers to touch.

Kalmykia: Europe’s Only Buddhist Region

2021-11-19T19:41:33+07:00

A short travel documentary about the autonomous region of the Russian Federation which, between the Caucasus and the Caspian, is home to Europe’s native Buddhists.

The History of Modern Tourism (Interview)

2021-04-12T09:48:36+07:00

While religious pilgrimage existed in early Buddhism, modern Buddhist pilgrimage has been heavily influenced by European ideals of tourism and exploration. In The History of Modern Tourism, you’ll gain an understanding of those values, enabling you to spot them in modern Buddhist discourse and marketing.