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Take a drink, discover the world | Nancy Hoalst Pullen | TEDxKennesawStateUniversity

1,857 views · Published 26 May 2015 · 17:17 · Indexed 22 September 2026

Channel: TEDx Talks · 2015 · Nonprofits & Activism

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The irony of today's global society is that as we become more interconnected with technologies, we remain geographically illiterate in understanding the relative patterns and relationships of people, places and physical features. Exploring the geographies of beer, wine and distilled spirits may be one (quirky) way to promote geographic literacy, by uncovering the hidden geographies in the ordinary and taboo, and connecting the "where" to a given drink. 

Nancy Hoalst Pullen is an associate professor of Geography and Geographic Information Science director at Kennesaw State University. She has published on the geographies of beer, and has traveled worldwide, many times to learn firsthand about the geographies of fermented drink. She received her PhD from University of Colorado at Boulder, masters degree from Indiana State University, and bachelor degrees from Valparaiso University.  

This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at http://ted.com/tedx

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