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Though the Lunar New Year is not the Thai New Year, it's still a big deal for us. There are millions of Thais of Chinese descent in Thailand - like me - so millions of people still celebrate! Thailand actually has the largest number of Chinese people outside of China. So it’s not surprising that Chinese food is deeply intertwined with Thai cuisine. And with food being at the centre of lunar new year… well… let’s celebrate and eat!

OMG Rachel, I hadn't even thought of that possibility, but I would LOVE to see it!!! I know the tour is already so long, but I absolutely agree - it's almost a whole new iteration of the tour if she adds TTPD, and who knows how it could continue to evolve with Rep TV and Debut TV hopefully also on their way on some point. Expand full comment ncG1vNJzZmiclZa%2Fs7HAnZyrppWswK2x062cq2ajqq%2B0wMCcomebn6J8sXvMmrBmsZ%2Bqeq2xxa1ksqelp3q1xc%2BerquhpJq%2Fbq3TZqSyZ5Okuq6xza2q

Welcome to Latinometrics. We bring you Latin American insights and trends through concise, thought-provoking data visualizations. Don’t forget to check out the comment of the week at the bottom! What do Bolivia, Cuba, and Haiti have in common? They stand together as the only 3 Latin American countries where McDonald's is absent. Actually, Cuba has a single location, but it's technically under US jurisdiction in their Guantanamo Bay military base and not open to Cubans.

Minto Pyramid Principle also referred to as McKinsey’s Pyramid Principle is a tool used to process and structure large amounts of information to convey a story, message, or presentation without omitting important details. The principle of the McKinsey Pyramid is to cut to the chase in written texts or presentations. This ensures that the audience’s attention is captured and that a riveting story can be created that’s easy to remember and understand.

When I started The Switchboard, I named this newsletter in honor of the patient Switchboard Operators who connected telephone calls in the past. Recently, I wondered if it might be possible to meet one of my muses today.  Thanks to the Telecommunications History Group whose mission is “to acquire, preserve, and promote the rich heritage of the telecommunications industry and to connect that past to evolving technologies and cultures,” it happened — virtually!

Is climate change an impending existential threat, or a serious but manageable problem we can tackle with innovation and human ingenuity? Zeke Hausfather joins this episode of Faster, Please! — The Podcast to explain the basics of climate modeling and give a clear-eyed assessment of the risks we face and the measures we can take. Zeke is a climate scientist and energy systems analyst. He is the climate research lead for Stripe and a research scientist at Berkeley Earth.

Welcome to South Asian Trailblazers! 👋🏼 I’m Simi Shah, and here, I dive deep into the journeys of trailblazing South Asians. Listen to the podcast that inspires this newsletter on Apple, Spotify, or any major podcast platform. Follow us for updates on our events and more on Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook, YouTube, & TikTok. At South Asian Trailblazers, we’ve long been dedicated to elevating extraordinary leaders. Our new initiative, The Trailblazers Agency and Expert Network, marks the next step toward fulfilling that mission.

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Welcome to Latinometrics. We bring you Latin American insights and trends through concise, thought-provoking data visualizations. Today we’re re-publishing one of our favorite charts of all time. We collaborated with Karla Berman to create this data story. One would have thought that Miami, the US capital of the Latin world, would be less dangerous than most of Latin America's major cities. However, when compared by the most common measure for how safe a city is — homicides per 100K people, Miami actually ranked worse than Buenos Aires, São Paulo, Santiago, and Mexico City in 2022.