Christine Ro
https://www.christinero.com
Interested in international development, social justice, environmentalism, language, and pop culture. Would love to throw all those things into a blender.
PROJECTS
Earth Island Journal
Air Pollution Respects No Borders
A similar kind of story crops up again and again in Choked: Life and Breath in the Age of Air Pollution.
Medium
13 lessons in information control from Apple’s PR machine
Aspiring authoritarians looking to up their PR game could do worse than taking a few pages from Apple’s playbook.
BBC
The overlooked condition that can trigger extreme behaviour
As a 30-year-old, Caroline Henaghan was busy.
Forbes
Why The Global Kidney Exchange Remains Controversial
Is it exploitative or resourceful to make use of the disparity between high-income countries like the US and middle-income countries like the Philippines and Mexico?
Forbes
Brazilian Researchers Defy The Government To Reveal The Truth About Amazon Fires
One challenge is the science-shunning administration of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro
Forbes
Every Country Is Developing, According To The New Sustainable Development Index
A new global ranking puts Cuba at #1, and positions the US and Norway below Niger.
wellcomecollection.org
Remote diagnosis from wee to the Web
Harrison Nkemjika’s stammer has been an issue since he was a child living in Nigeria.
Forbes
The Staggering Timescales Of Nuclear Waste Disposal
The most potent form of nuclear waste, according to some, needs to be safely stored for up to a million years.
Book Riot
The History and Current Decline of Abridged Audiobooks
“Omitting the ‘he saids’ from the Bible’s Book of Job not only sped things along but also highlighted the remaining dialogue’s grandeur.”
daily.jstor.org
How Linguists Are Using Urban Dictionary
Urban Dictionary is a valuable source of information on new words—but are linguists getting pranked?
Forbes
Why J.K. Rowling Is Right To Discourage Orphanage Voluntourism
She tweeted: “#Voluntourism is one of drivers of family break up in very poor countries. It incentivises ‘orphanages’ that are run as businesses.”
Forbes
How Migration From Vietnam Ends In Tragedy In The UK
Migrating without papers can be dangerous.
BBC
How to avoid being paralysed by climate anxiety
Back in 2014, my partner and I marked a date in our shared online calendar.