Flight into Beijing departs three hours late, and when our party eventually checks into the hotel its one in the morning. For some reason hotel …



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It’s been two weeks since returning from a consistently foggy Chongqing. Two weeks to figure out whether our methods have enabled us to collect data …
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Some days simply work better than others – the extended research team fans out to gather data from some of the 32.8 million Chongqingites and …
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Today’s office is that moment in time waiting for friends to wake. Our guesthouse lies half way between the bustle of Tokyo and our final destination …
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Advertising boards strategically placed on Taipei’s streets. It may not look like much but this is the future. Why? Because nobody paid to rent the space …
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Something for inquisitive minds and frequent travellers: TED Talks relaunches today with a brand new site and a lot more compelling content to stream or …
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A stopover in Chengdu to round off this Chinese leg of my journey starts out innocently enough propping up, and playing go with the regulars …
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If you close your eyes and listen carefully to the sounds in next room you can hear a large pot of chai coming to the …
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The train journey from Chengdu to Lhasa takes 48 hours and 3 minutes. Before boarding passengers have to sign a waiver form saying that they …
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What role do stories play in selling research? Not just to communicate the results but to stir interest the methods, the personalities, the stories behind …
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