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Music in the Past and Present
I never delete music. My constantly burgeoning music collection is saved from becoming overwhelming thanks to a highly selective addition process, but by the time I die I will likely have more music
Categories: 2012, The Gnovis Blog
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Encountering Creativity
In this podcast, Assistant Editor-in-Chief Katerina Girginova spoke with Andy Baker, the VP and Creative Director for National Geographic Channels about creativity, how he approaches it, and what we c
Category: Podcast
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Are you on [insert social network here]? OMG it's amazing.
This time last year I remember that, within the span of about a week, it seemed as though everyone I knew was hooked into the latest gaming/social media fad: Words With Friends. A game played on s
Categories: 2012, The Gnovis Blog
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The "Globalization" of the Study Abroad Experience
Georgetown is a school that rightly prides itself on its study abroad statistics. While nationally a measly 1% of American students participate in international education programs, Georgetown underg
Categories: 2012, Globalization Column, The Gnovis Blog
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Contested Development
This blog arrives in response to fellow gnoviser Colleen Valentine's insightful post about the relationship between Western culture and female reproductive rights. At the end of her blog, Colleen won
Categories: 2012, Globalization Column, The Gnovis Blog
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Pasteurization Freaks Me Out
I guess you could say I live on the edge. I take vitamins with labels I sometimes can’t understand. I go to doctors that talk to my aura. I put raw egg yolks in my smoothies. All of that pales when co
Categories: 2012, The Gnovis Blog
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Immigration & America, part 2
Last year I blogged about the controversial Alabama immigration law, HB 56. Today, that law is set to be reviewed by the Alabama legislature. While many have argued that the law has been successful in
Categories: 2012, Globalization Column, The Gnovis Blog
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An exchange of human spirit
Last year, the small, rural town of Owego in upstate New York was devastated when the nearby river overflowed its banks. A blogger from Owego, Abbey Hendrickson, took to Twitter and her blog to promo
Categories: 2012, The Gnovis Blog
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Free Music and the Future of the Recording Industry
As part of Social Media Week DC I recently attended an event in which Derrick Ashong, musician, entrepreneur, and host of “The Stream” on Al Jazeera English (full disclosure: I work with him at Al Ja
Categories: 2012, The Gnovis Blog
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I’m Sorry, We Just Don’t Trust You
As discussed in my last post, Congress’ approval rating is at an all time low among Democrats, Republicans, and Independents. Senator Michael Bennet (D- Colo.) even went so far as to create a chart s
Categories: 2012, The Gnovis Blog