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Language Schools: Trojan Horses for Political Agendas Calvin Ho Education, Politics, Politics & Economics, Society & Culture With Mandarin’s newfound popularity among non-Chinese, the long-standing political tensions between China and Taiwan has a new battleground—with language students caught in the crossfire.
Your Rolodex Matters: But By How Much Depends on your Gender Lily Fang Economics, Politics & Economics, Society & Culture This piece is published in partnership with INSEAD’s Knowledge blog, a leading online magazine engaged with innovative ideas about the business world.
How Much Do We Really Know about Animal Consciousness? Angela Roothaan Philosophy, Politics, Politics & Economics, Science, Science & Medicine What defines the boundary between humans and animals? The Cambridge Declaration on Consciousness states that “comparative research on this topic is naturally hampered by the inability of non-human animals,...
Is China Going Green? Is Chinese Culture Stuck in the Past? Award-Winning New Yorker China Correspondent Evan Osnos Answers Hippo Reads Staff Economics, History, Politics & Economics, Society & Culture This piece is published in partnership with China Focus, a student run blog sponsored by the 21st Century China Program at UC San Diego. You asked; New Yorker China correspondent Evan Osnos...
From Grapes to Raisins: Clean Tech’s Challenges in Creating a Sustainable World Grace Segran Economics, Government, Politics & Economics, Science, Science & Medicine Hippo contributor Grace Segran sat down with Dr. Michael Quah to understand the challenges impact organizations face in dispelling myths about clean energy.
Ask China Expert and New Yorker Correspondent Evan Osnos Anything Hippo Reads Staff Economics, Government, History, Politics & Economics, Society & Culture As business leaders and politicians alike have proclaimed, this may be China’s century. Which is why we at Hippo have invited American journalist Evan Osnos, who witnessed China’s transformation firsthand as The New Yorker’s China Correspondent, to be our next Ask Me Anything guest.