Culture

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Reason June 2005 Julian Sanchez	Soundbite: Darwinian Markets In The Company of Strangers: A Natural History of Economic Life, University of Toulouse economist Paul Seabright explains how biological dispositions evolved to create the "great experiment" of civilization. Here's an interview.
CRM June 1, 2005 Alexandra DeFelice	On the Scene: Understanding Hispanic Culture A recent marketing conference reveals the need to reach multiple acculturation levels instead of targeting one large group.
Geotimes June 2005 Megan Sever	Salt Mass-Produced by Maya An archaeological team found a wealth of new Maya sites in a saltwater lagoon off the coast of Belize, which provide strong evidence that salt was mass-produced there to feed the empire.
BusinessWeek June 6, 2005 Spencer E. Ante	Thriving On "Trash" Steven Johnson's new book, Everything Bad is Good for You, explains how today's popular culture is actually making us smarter. But it may overstate its case.
Reason May 2005 Holiday Dmitri	Barbie's Taiwanese Homecoming A plastic, fantastic tale of globalization: Barbie is revered like a messiah in Taishan, a municipality nine miles southwest of Taipei that the blonde doll transformed from an agricultural village of 5,000 to a manufacturing center nearly the size of Boston.
The Motley Fool May 9, 2005 Selena Maranjian	How Do You Use Your Time? Statistics on how Americans use their time, especially from a work-home perspective.
CRM May 2005 Barton Goldenberg	The Consumer of the Future As the consumers of the future, the www generation are the ones with whom you will build and manage your customer relationships. They hold the keys to your organization's future financial success. Get your action plan in place for the customer of the future.
IEEE Spectrum May 2005 Hod Lipson	Homemade By giving everyone the means of production, personal fabrication systems could usher in a new age of customization.
Smithsonian May 2005 Christopher Hall	Homage to the Anchovy Coast You may not want them on your pizza, but along the Mediterranean they're a prized delicacy-and a cultural treasure. But Catalan anchovies are being threatened as never before.
ifeminists April 13, 2005 Jennifer Roback Morse	Marriage and the Limits of Contract A culture full of people who violate their contracts at every possible opportunity cannot be held together by legal institutions.
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