Scott Carney is an investigative journalist and anthropologist, as well as the author of the New York Times bestseller What Doesn’t Kill Us. He spent six years living in South Asia as a contributing editor for WIRED and writer for Mother Jones, NPR, Discover Magazine, Fast Company, Men’s Journal, and many other publications. His other books include The Red Market, The Enlightenment Trap and The Wedge. He is the founder of Foxtopus Ink, a Denver-based media company.
Betel nut chewing, a practice that has persisted in China for approximately 2,000 years, has evolved from an exotic southern tribute presented to imperial rulers into a widespread habit consumed by millions
The death of British actor Patrick Stewart at the age of 86 has prompted an outpouring of tributes not only to his career but also to the fictional character that defined much of his public identity: Jean-Luc Picard, captain of
France will deploy 70,000 police officers on Saturday as authorities prepare for another round of nationwide demonstrations, with the interior minister warning of a
China, Indonesia and Malaysia have dismantled a major transnational methamphetamine trafficking network, seizing approximately 1.2 tonnes of liquid methamphetamine and shutting down a large-scale
Following excerpts adapted from the authors’ latest book, The Vortex A True Story of History’s Deadliest Storm, an Unspeakable War, and Liberation, published by HarperCollins Publishers White mist surged across the Mahajagmitra’s
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