How funerals keep Africa poor. “So common is this sentiment that the Akan have a saying: abusua do funu, ‘the family loves the corpse.’” The essay argues that lavish funerals work as a costly signal of loyalty inside intense kinship […]
The 3rd large cluster randomized trial demonstrating the same result was recently published. April 2018, February 2024, August 2024. ~ learn more
The 3rd large cluster randomized trial demonstrating the same result was recently published. April 2018, February 2024, August 2024. ~ learn more
Most of these 25 photos and videos are really really cool. ~ learn more
“The Sahara Desert is a near-uninterrupted brown band of sand and scrub across the northern third of Africa. The Amazon rain forest is a dense green mass of humid jungle that covers northeast South America. But after strong winds sweep […]
“The project is part of a $14.3bn plan to insulate Morocco from the effects of climate change launched four years ago (see further reading).” ~ learn more
This is a LinkedIn post by Flexport founder Ryan Petersen. “85% of container ships that would’ve transited the Red Sea are now going around the southern tip of Africa as of this morning.” ~ learn more
There are 10 countries, mostly in central Africa, that still have a literacy rate below 50%. Chad ranks the lowest at 27%. The female literacy rate in Chad is even worse at 18.2%. But on the bright side, remember that […]
“By analyzing the genomes of 290 living people, researchers concluded that modern humans descended from at least two populations that coexisted in Africa for a million years before merging in several independent events across the continent. The findings were published […]
“A Valkyrie Investments report states that LN adoption is picking up speed in emerging markets like South America and Africa, primarily due to efforts of the LN mobile payment application Strike.” ~ learn more