Global Culture

If the post a brighter future revealed the possible destinations for the masses of migrants moving around the planet, this image from Natural Resources Conservation Service within the United States Department of Agriculture may tell us where they come from. A global population density map represents the number of people per square kilometer around [...]

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Observing this visualization produced by NASA the phrase “light at the end of the tunnel” acquires a new meaning when we consider that the usual flow of migrants typically goes from darker areas to those were light abounds. Whether the flow is from rural to urbanized areas or from the developing world to [...]

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There are approximately 6.5 billion people in the planet. 10% of them live in one of the 100 world’s largest cities and urban areas:

Tokyo, Japan
Mexico City, Mexico
Mumbai, India
New York, United States
Sao Paulo, Brazil
Delhi, India
Calcutta, India
Jakarta, Indonesia
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Dhaka, Bangladesh

Cities are the big players in many of the discussions we’ve had in this space: [...]

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I’ve found many ways of pointing the finger to global corporations for the displacement of humans, based mostly on the premise that globalization has shifted human activity to those hubs where it is cheaper. But in the game of crisis-induced migrations, globalization may have found its match: global warming. We should start to [...]

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The top navigation is now featuring a new section called countries: An interactive map showing a visualization of how often our posts have mentioned each country in the world, darker tones used for those with higher number.

The relevance of this feature goes beyond facilitating the navigation around the site. It helps emphasize [...]

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Via ALT1040 I found the 2006 ranking for global brands, according to branchannel.com. If I was to summarize the overall positioning, I would say that everyone loves a good western: just take a look at how many of the most influential brands are located on the West Coast of the U.S.A.: [...]

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Airports reveal a lot about the culture of a country and their people. If you have traveled overseas, specially to the developing world, you’ll agree that leaving the airport’s customs area to join the crowds at the arrivals lounge can be a shocking experience: There are just too many people waiting for their [...]

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