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The Birth Whisperers of Timor-Leste
Karen Coates
In a country with one of Southeast Asia’s worst infant mortality rates, one clinic is striving to bring improved birthing assistance to local women.
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South Sudanese Refugees and the Taste of Displacement
Karen Coates
Food rations sustain refugees, but what’s missing is fulfillment and a sense of home.
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Will GMOs Put an End to Hunger? Ask the Hungry
Karen Coates
We battle over the pros and cons of genetically modified organisms. In the midst of this heated debate, important voices have been lost.
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Hmong Gardeners in America’s Dairyland
Karen Coates
For Hmong farmers in Wisconsin, a garden isn’t just a patch of dirt where we plant vegetables, herbs, and flowers.
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Lao Camp Food (Part 2)
Karen Coates
A bomb clearance team in Laos eagerly buys bush meat from local hunters. Then they realize they're eating threatened and endangered species.
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Lao Camp Food (Part 1)
Karen Coates
Workers in southern Laos search out the bombs that never exploded. Here is the food they eat.
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The Myth of the Virgin Rainforest
Karen Coates
Research exploring Borneo’s past and present illuminates the tangled relationship that has existed between humans and the rainforest for millennia.
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Coffee To Go
Karen Coates
Coffee is a cultural drink, prepared different ways in different places—which can be a hassle for travelers seeking their regular cuppa Joe. Here’s one solution.
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The Great Chocolate Migration
Karen Coates
If ever a single ingredient epitomized human nature, it must be chocolate. Can you think of another flavor that has seduced so many cultures?
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Airplane Food
Karen Coates
How a meeting with the 96-year-old ruler of a small Indonesian kingdom gave a blogger a new lens to perceive processed food's effect on culture.
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Meat Culture
Karen Coates
Meat is a divisive issue. But as humans, our diets are cultural, as is nutrition. Healthy advice for one society might not work in another.
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Health in a Rwandan Hospital Garden
Karen Coates
When I traveled to Rwanda last year, I found a hospital treating malnutrition with compost and garden hoes.
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Food Is Health
Karen Coates
How does anthropology help us understand the relationship between food and health around the world, and help us lead healthier lives?
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