Our Top Global Stories Of 2020 Not About The Pandemic
It seemed like there was only one global health story this year: the pandemic.
But that wasn’t the only topic that grabbed our audience’s attention. According to NPR’s data on pageviews, readers were attracted to all kinds of Goats and Soda stories in 2020.
The mix of content might surprise you. A 2019 story about how to teach kids to control their anger made a huge comeback. Readers loved our commentary on the Netflix reality show Indian Matchmaking — and an explainer on locusts. And photos of our beautiful planet made a big impression.
Here’s a list of the most popular stories on our blog in 2020, based on pageviews, that were not about the pandemic.
How Inuit Parents Teach Kids To Control Their Anger
The Inuit culture has developed a sophisticated way to sculpt kids’ behavior without yelling or scolding. Could discipline actually be playful? Read the story here.
Inuit parenting is gentle and tender. They even have a special kiss for kids called kunik. (Above) Maata Jaw gives her daughter the nose-to-cheek Inuit sniff.
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Locusts Are A Plague Of Biblical Scope In 2020. Why? And … What Are They Exactly?
They’re swarming in gargantuan numbers in parts of Africa and South Asia — and posing a major threat to the food supply. If you have questions about these insects, we have answers. Read the story here.
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A swarm of desert locusts flies above trees in a Kenyan village. Hundreds of millions of the insects have arrived in Kenya, where they’re destroying farmland.
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Beyoncé puts a conversation about Africa on the front line with her visual album Black Is King, which premiered on Disney+.
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Is it a match? A potential couple meet up courtesy of a matchmaker in the Netflix series Indian Matchmaking.
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A barefoot porter totes a load for an expedition visiting one of the remaining glaciers near the equator, 16,000 feet high on the highest peak in Papua, Indonesia.
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The question of what to call «the developing world» has been up for debate.
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Wait until you see their victory dance (check out the tweet at the end of this post). Evelyn Nomayo (left) was the mentor for the team that created the award-winning Memory Haven app: (left to right) Rachael Akano, Margarent Akano and Joy Njekwe.
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The Secret To Success? Having A Big Sister
A new study from Kenya compared young children who have an older sister as compared to an older brother. Big sisters the world over won’t be surprised at the findings. Read the story here.
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An older sister in Kenya carries her baby sibling. A new study looks at the impact of a big sister’s caregiving.
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Children play on the street in a village outside of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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Children play on the street in a village outside of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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