As the impacts of climate change grow, society and people struggle to adapt to the challenges of the new reality. Change, however, is difficult, and adapting to new ways of life or new ways of doing ...

Cultural heritage is strangely invisible in U.S. attention to climate change. I say strangely because every community holds history and heritage. Every community has ties to places and stories that ...

Many people will have some initial difficulties in adapting to a new environment, even if they have traveled to that country many times before. Cultural adjustment can subside quickly for some and ...

Behavioral interventions are strategies designed to help people change their behaviors in a way that is positive for themselves and the community. These behaviors can relate to various topics, such as ...

Global expansion has become a necessity for U.S. retailers looking to expand their businesses following the recent recession. Retailers that have found success by opening brick-and-mortar locations ...

Acculturation is a key concept in understanding how cultural context shapes individuals and communities. Berry (1997) describes acculturation as the process of cultural and psychological change that ...

For a startup aiming to scale globally, the emerging markets offer an enticing multi-billion-dollar growth opportunity. However, successfully capturing these markets demands more than just innovative ...

Guy Ben-Ner, Arturo Herera, and Catherine Sullivan sat at the front of an overcrowded room. The three artists were there to discuss their works in the Smart Museum’s new exhibit, Adaptation, which ...

Researchers at the University of Maine are theorizing that human beings may be in the midst of a major evolutionary shift—driven not by genes, but by culture. "Human evolution seems to be changing ...