Humanity’s Surprising Variety of Approaches to Toilet Training
Don’t worry, parents. When it comes to potty training, you almost can’t go wrong.
Humanity’s Surprising Variety of Approaches to Toilet Training
Cultural Relativity
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How Have Attitudes Toward Extremism Changed Over Time?
Language exerts a powerful influence on our perceptions of the world. Looking closely at the way we use words can reveal deep-seated cultural biases.
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Do You See What I See?
Cultural groups throughout the world talk about color differently—some don’t even have a word for color. So is color perception a universal human experience or not?
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The Night I Was Attacked by a Ghost
Dreaming is an essential part of the way humans learn. But what happens when we dream while immersed in a foreign culture?
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The Double Life of Kale
The current kale craze in the United States might sound downright crazy to East Africans.
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To Tell or Not to Tell
The lives of two South African sisters infected with HIV reveal the difficulties international aid organizations have grasping subtle cultural differences.