Mexico's history may be most visibly distilled into tchotchkes for tourists, but a growing local community of designers is using it for more sophisticated inspiration.READ MORE›
When Plamex employees get married, it’s on the company. It’s just part of a company culture that treats Mexican factory workers with respect instead of as moveable parts.READ MORE›
Despite what appears to be a dismal outlook, global happiness is actually on the rise. But some countries are clearly happier than others? Where are people the most satisfied? Not necessarily where you would think.READ MORE›
What's the best way to get people to want to buy products made from dying corn? Market them to the middle class as fancy and exclusive--just like Itanoní Flor del Maíz is doing with its gourmet tortillas in Mexico.READ MORE›
In Mexico, blogging or leaving a comment online about narcogangs can get an Internet user--even an anonymous one--beheaded, tortured, and mutilated. Here's a look at the new digital front in the country's brutal, escalating drug war. READ MORE›
No longer content to let the U.S. and Europe dictate the pace and direction of innovation, countries around the world are funding their own R&D to solve their own problems.READ MORE›
Like many medium-sized cities around the world, Villahermosa, Mexico, could benefit from a shiny new museum to draw tourists and provide public space for its residents. But architect Enrique Norten and his firm TEN Arquitectos have ...READ MORE›
One of the messages I consistently heard throughout the halls of the recent United Nations global climate change negotiations (COP 16) in Cancun, Mexico, was that businesses recognize the opportunity for less talk and more immediate ...READ MORE›
At just 5.5 inches wide, the EyeSwipe Nano is the smallest, least expensive, and most viable iris scanner yet, and brings us one step closer to a Minority Report-like future.READ MORE›
Google announced the birth this week of Google Earth Engine, a technology platform that leverages 25 years of satellite images from LANDSAT to track and measure the planet's environment.READ MORE›
This is surely one of the most remarkable infographics we've ever posted. Created by social scientist Eduardo Salcedo-Albarán, it documents the organizational structure and almost limitless influence of Mexico's Michoacan drug ...READ MORE›
In an exclusive interview with Fast Company, Razorfish researcher Joe Crump gives the lowdown on how to reach Latin America's vast, digitally savvy consumer segment.READ MORE›
The company behind the Big Brother iris detection technology explains why it works so well -- and how advertisers, retail stores and the government are going to use it to invade our lives.READ MORE›
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