Key points

Consistent exposure to multiple cultures boosts creative problem-solving.

Living between cultures trains the brain to shift perspectives with ease.

Real contact across cultures reduces bias more effectively than facts alone.

Fusion works best when grounded in respect, reciprocity, and shared credit.

As someone who grew up in India and has spent the past decade of my adult life in the U.S., I am no stranger to cultural fusion. I listen to music that blends Western pop with Indian classical music, I make a mean masala pasta (I apologize in advance to any Italians who might be reading, but maybe this post can convince you that masala pasta might be a good thing after all), and I have also been known to enjoy doing yoga in American gyms led by instructors who cue downward dog

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