tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-264226589944705290.post4737222473325888123..comments2023-11-05T03:45:25.001-08:00Comments on God Plays Dice: A cultural map of the worldMichael Lugohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15671307315028242949noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-264226589944705290.post-19049783503205208502007-09-18T19:43:00.000-07:002007-09-18T19:43:00.000-07:00"But causation is a problem; do countries become m...<I>"But causation is a problem; do countries become more like each other because they speak the same language, or do countries that speak the same language become more like each other?"</I><BR/><BR/>Or is there some third, common factor that causes both language and culture to be the same? (Answer: Colonization!)Matt Brubeckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10558225642861368326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-264226589944705290.post-49754751023296530602007-09-18T09:02:00.000-07:002007-09-18T09:02:00.000-07:00Perhaps one could predict strife within a country ...<I>Perhaps one could predict strife within a country as well, if a survey like this was done for subnational entities.</I><BR/><BR/>The people who work in the office next door to mine just got <A HREF="http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/short/317/5844/1540" REL="nofollow">a paper in <I>Science</I></A> on that very topic.Blake Staceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13977394981287067289noreply@blogger.com