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Martin Shapiro

Ranking America - 2 views

rankingamerica.wordpress.com

statistics population

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  • Martin Shapiro on 26 Oct 12
     
    According to UNICEF, 23.1% of American children under the age of seventeen live in poverty, which makes the United States rank second out of thirty-five economically advanced countries ranked in that category. Romania ranks first, with 25.5% of children living in poverty.
Scott Aughenbaugh

2012 Terrorism Index - 1 views

www.visionofhumanity.org/...bal-Terrorism-Index-Report.pdf

Security

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  • Scott Aughenbaugh on 05 Dec 12
     
    Looks at the impact of terrorism (173 countries) and attempts to rank them. Similar to the Public Sector Corruption Index from Transparency International.
Scott Aughenbaugh

Human Evolution and DNA - 0 views

www.wired.com/...recent-human-evolution-2

Biotechnology Identity

shared by Scott Aughenbaugh on 29 Nov 12 - No Cached
  • Scott Aughenbaugh on 29 Nov 12
     
    I mentioned this at our meeting in October, but it highlights some growing research on how we have evolved as a species using genomics...including rare variants that have not had enough time to be weeded out through natural selection.
Steven Elliott-Gower

China's Political Transition | Foreign Affairs - 0 views

www.foreignaffairs.com/...ical-transition-with-damien-ma

governance economics china

shared by Steven Elliott-Gower on 11 Nov 12 - No Cached
  • Steven Elliott-Gower on 11 Nov 12
     
    Managing Editor Jonathan Tepperman interviews Eurasia Group analyst Damien Ma on China's political transition, economic slowdown, and social inequality.
Steven Elliott-Gower

Obesity [in China]: Chubby Little Emperors | The Economist - 0 views

www.economist.com/...me-time-chubby-little-emperors

resources food obesity china

shared by Steven Elliott-Gower on 22 Jun 14 - No Cached
  • Steven Elliott-Gower on 22 Jun 14
     
    MORE than 2,000 years ago "Huangdi Neijing", a classic Chinese medical text, identified obesity as a disease caused by eating too much "fatty meats and polished grains". Until a generation ago such a diet was an extravagance beyond imagination for all but the elite. But the Chinese waistline has since expanded, and at an alarming rate.
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