Gestures are one of the first things to come to mind that can cause a major cultural faux pas. People from every culture have been guilty of unintentionally offending people from other cultures through the use of inappropriate gestures. Huffington Post reports on the dos and don’t in cultural gesturing. For instance in America we…
Read MoreCultural Adaptation & Global Dexterity
Cross-Cultural Adaptation has become a hot topic in this global business world. From the Internet, Skype and overseas travel, it is important to be able to adapt and communicate with a variety of varying cultures. Andy Molinsky, who is an associate professor at Brandeis University’s International Business School and author, has broached the topic of…
Read MoreThe Evolution of the Cosmos
Astrophysicist, George Smoot, shares new images from deep space in his Ted Talk, The Design of the Universe. One of his key questions is How come there are so many galaxies? Visible to the Hubble Space telescope there are approximately 100 billion galaxies, which is roughly the number of stars in our own galaxy. How…
Read MoreEmotions: Unspeakable Words
PopSci.com has an interesting article on emotions for which there are no English words. The article delves into the insightful fact that certain languages do not attach words to some emotions. Therefore, emotions and language seem to be culturally entangled. An example that the article provides is the lack of an English word for the…
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