The very complex Chinese family tree, decoded
From South China Morning Post Lunar New Year is a time of family gathering but using the right terms to address relatives can be extremely challenging. Due to the complex nature of the Chinese kinship system, many are often left…
UWI Hosts 8th Global Reggae Conference – A Century of Sound: Technology, Culture and Performance
The UWI, Regional Headquarters, Jamaica. Wednesday, February 14, 2024—The region’s 8th Global Reggae Conference (#GRC2024) hosted by the Institute of Caribbean Studies and the Reggae Studies Unit at The University of the West Indies kicks off today, Wednesday, February 14….
We Can Interpret How Cooperative or Autocratic Mesoamerican Societies Were From Their Systems of Communication
By Gary M. Feinman and David M. Carballo Author Bios: Gary M. Feinman is an archaeologist and the MacArthur curator of anthropology at the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago. David M. Carballo is a professor of archaeology, anthropology, and Latin…
How Three New Museums Are Teaching the World About a Paradigm Shift in Our Understanding of Human Origins
By April M. Short Author Bio: April M. Short is an editor, journalist, and documentary editor and producer. She is a co-founder of the Observatory, where she is the Local Peace Economy editor, and she is a writing fellow at the Independent Media Institute. Previously, she…
St K&N Prime Minister Hon. Dr. Terrance Drew Congratulates Grenada on 50th Anniversary of Independence
L-R) Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis Hon. Dr. Terrance Drew and Prime Minister of Grenada Hon. Dickon Mitchell Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis, February 7, 2024 (Press Secretary, PMO) – Prime Minister, the Honourable Dr. Terrance Drew, extends heartfelt…
Chamonix 1924: A legacy carved in snow
International Olympic Committee 02 February 2024 – Next week marks the 100th anniversary of the Closing Ceremony of the first Olympic Winter Games Chamonix 1924. We celebrate the occasion by looking at the impact the event had on its host city and…
The New Cold War and the Risk of Nuclear Annihilation
BYLINE: Charles Derber and Suren Moodliar AUTHOR BIO: Charles Derber is a professor of sociology at Boston College and has written 26 books. Most recently, he coauthored Dying for Capitalism: How Big Money Fuels Extinction and What We Can Do About It (Routledge, 2023). He…
Buried water ice at Mars’s equator?
From The European Space Agency Windswept piles of dust, or layers of ice? ESA’s Mars Express has revisited one of Mars’s most mysterious features to clarify its composition. Its findings suggest layers of water ice stretching several kilometres below ground – the…
Doomsday Clock Update – 2024 Factors Include Russia-Ukraine, Israel-Hamas, Nuclear Proliferation, AI, Bio-Threats, Climate Crisis and More
… January 23, 2024, International Daybook Calendar & News Advisory … DOOMSDAY CLOCK” UPDATE SCHEDULED FOR JANUARY 23 Science Educator Bill Nye to Join Bulletin Scientists for Announcement; 2024 Clock Factors Include Nuclear Proliferation, Climate Crisis, Bio-Threats, Artificial Intelligence, Russia-Ukraine & Israel-Hamas Wars. WASHINGTON,…
