by Alana Jolley | Apr 22, 2020 | Culture, Culture in the News, Culture, Food, Nutrition, Global Villages, Indigenous Peoples
Culture, Health, and Wellness As of January 10, 2020, the WHO [World Health Organization] began using the phrase “2019 Novel Coronavirus.” Most human beings have been living within the world Coronavirus Pandemic (Covid-19) since that time. It is pertinent...
by Alana Jolley | Nov 20, 2016 | Culture, Culture in the News, Culture, Food, Nutrition, Rituals
Celebrations of Thanksgiving: Ritual or Tradition? Celebrations of Thanksgiving: Ritual or Tradition? Thanksgiving in the United States, is it ritual or tradition? It is definitely both! Why do human beings decide on certain dates or times to do certain things?...
by Alana Jolley | May 7, 2015 | Culture, Culture in the News, Culture, Food, Nutrition
Porridge Pots Porridge Pots reminds us of the 1760’s English nursery rhyme we first heard on our mother’s lap that went something like this: “Peas porridge hot, peas porridge cold. Peas porridge in the pot, nine days old. Some like it hot, some...
by Alana Jolley | Oct 29, 2014 | Courses/Lessons, Culture, Culture, Food, Nutrition
The Paleolithic Diet The Paleolithic Diet is popular as a way to lose weight and have better health. The Paleolithicof, or relating to, or denoting the early phase of the Stone Age, lasting about 2.5 million yeas ago, when primitive stone tools and implements were...
by Alana Jolley | Sep 30, 2014 | Culture, Food, Nutrition
The Culture of Food Insecurity The Culture of Food Insecurity affects millions of people worldwide. We are reminded of this by Malthusians almost daily. Reverend Malthus, in 1798, predicted food supplies could not keep up with population growth. However, he was unable...
by Alana Jolley | Sep 5, 2014 | Culture, Culture, Food, Nutrition
Animals and Culture Animals and culture. Do animals have culture? Can animals learn culture? What are the criteria to determine whether something is “culture” or not culture? Studying What is Culture on this website is a good place to start getting...
