Tag: anthropology
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2.26.24 – Visualizing Latino Growth & Decline Using AI
I recently ventured into AI programs for data analysis and found a new visualization tool online that seems to work better than the AI data tools I have tried so far. Based on a recent conversation I had with a diversity professional in the technology field, I decided to measure the growth of Latinos in…
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7.6.22 – Gardens for All
Observing the wonders that exist right outside our windows can incite curiosity and encourage us to comprehend environments beyond our own. I had this very same experience lately as I stood at my patio door as the sun set on a cool summer day to watch two finches hop from plant to plant as they…
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12.15.21 – Unpredictable! Forecasting Weather in the Time of Climate Change
Weather can be inconsistent in many parts of the world, so it seems. Many look to weather predictions to plan their day and figure out which attire is best to wear. However, sometimes we get caught off-guard by rain or extreme heat which can dampen our plans, leading us to lose faith in weather forecasts.…
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7.1.21 – Ecological Decline and Reversing the Doom and Gloom
I recently read an opinion piece from an online publication that discussed the need to prepare younger generations for ecological decline. The article advises adults to have a serious conversation with children about biodiversity loss that is occurring to help nature-loving youth cope with eco-grief, eco-anxiety, and eco-paralysis. These feelings, which many will experience in…
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5.27.21 – From the Americas to Feeding the World
A few months ago, I completed a series on my Instagram page, clever.grasshopper, on foods native to the Americas. As an environmental anthropologist, I am aware that foods such as tomatoes, squash, beans, corn, potatoes, and different types of berries have their roots in the Americas since several indigenous groups have cultivated and consumed these…
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3.11.21 – Patagonia in Flames
It seems the news in South America tends to garner little attention here in the U.S., or Northern American regions for that matter, which is counterproductive when we consider how matters of climate change are affecting the Americas. After all, Mexico, Central America, South America, and Canada also make up the Americas and what occurs…
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8.12.20 – Saving Migration
As COVID continues throughout the nation, so does the process of undermining the environment. Proposed expansion of oil drilling on U.S. National Park sites, increased poaching worldwide and the exponential growth of illegal logging in regions like the Amazon continues to be on the rise as COVID takes center stage. However, there are some victories…
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8.3.20 Gardening…Politically Speaking
The current Coronavirus situation has served to encourage people all over the nation to try their hand at gardening, whether there is an existence of a green thumb in a person or not. The experience has moved many to share images of their results via social media, with some boasting about their modest yields of…
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7.28.20 – Zac in Costa Rica: Where Are the Natives?
A few days ago, my family sat down to watch the new environmental series, Down to Earth with Zac Efron (Netflix 2020). It seems to be all the rage and meant for environmental nerds like me; or possibly big Zac Efron fans (anyone want to re-live a High School Musical moment?). I would imagine Darin…
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