How to deconstruct racism, one headline at a time | Baratunde Thurston (TED) https://www.mohamed-hamad.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/HOW-TO-DECONSTRUCT-RACISM-ONE-HEADLINE-AT-A-TIME-400x225.jpg Mohamed Hamad Jul 15, 2019 Always Be Learning Baratunde Thurston explores the phenomenon of white Americans calling the police on black Americans who have committed the crimes of … eating, walking or generally […]
The world is poorly designed. But copying nature helps. (Vox) https://www.mohamed-hamad.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/maxresdefault-400x225.jpg Mohamed Hamad Jul 8, 2019 Always Be Learning Biomimicry, the design movement pioneered by biologist and writer Janine Benyus, explained with 99% Invisible. Watch on YouTube
A mind-blowing explanation of the speed of light | Michelle Thaller (The Big Think) https://www.mohamed-hamad.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/maxresdefault-400x225.jpg Mohamed Hamad Jun 10, 2019 Always Be Learning Light exists outside of time. – The only things that travel at the speed of light are photons. – Nothing with any mass at all […]
Cereal makers sold us a breakfast myth (Vox) https://www.mohamed-hamad.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/maxresdefault-400x225.jpg Mohamed Hamad Apr 8, 2019 Always Be Learning Cereal companies have perpetuated a big myth about breakfast: that the first meal of the day is crucial to good health. And one of their […]
The Truth About Wasabi (The Atlantic) https://www.mohamed-hamad.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/maxresdefault-2-400x225.jpg Mohamed Hamad Mar 25, 2019 Always Be Learning Have you ever eaten wasabi? If you answered “yes” to that question, you are likely mistaken. Most sushi eaters—even in Japan—are actually being served a […]
Why safe playgrounds aren’t great for kids (Vox) https://www.mohamed-hamad.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/maxresdefault-400x225.jpg Mohamed Hamad Mar 2, 2019 Always Be Learning The stereotypical modern playground — with its bright colors and rubberized flooring — is designed to be clean, safe, and lawsuit-proof. But that isn’t necessarily […]
What people miss about the gender wage gap (Vox) https://www.mohamed-hamad.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/maxresdefault-3-400x225.jpg Mohamed Hamad Feb 18, 2019 Always Be Learning When there is talk about the gender wage gap, often the statistic heard is, “Women earn 79 cents for every dollar a man makes.” While […]
Why Arabs And Muslims Aren’t Exotic (AJ+) https://www.mohamed-hamad.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/maxresdefault-12-400x225.jpg Mohamed Hamad Jan 27, 2019 Always Be Learning Watch on YouTube
In Search Of Erotic Intelligence | Esther Perel https://www.mohamed-hamad.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/maxresdefault-9-400x225.jpg Mohamed Hamad Jan 23, 2019 Always Be Learning Watch on YouTube
Sugar is Not a Treat | Jody Stanislaw (TEDxSunValley) https://www.mohamed-hamad.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/maxresdefault-8-400x225.jpg Mohamed Hamad Jan 22, 2019 Always Be Learning Sugar is hiding everywhere in today’s widely-accepted diet, but meanwhile its devastating effects are creating more deaths than automobile accidents. In this eye-opening talk, Dr. […]
How the economy shapes our love lives (Vox) https://www.mohamed-hamad.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/maxresdefault-4-400x225.jpg Mohamed Hamad Jan 15, 2019 Always Be Learning Dating in the US has been around for 100 years and it’s always been tied to the economy.
Monogamy, explained (Vox) https://www.mohamed-hamad.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/maxresdefault-2-400x225.jpg Mohamed Hamad Jan 8, 2019 Always Be Learning In 2016, more than 2.2 million couples got married in America, but more than 800,000 got divorced. Cheating and breakups cause grief and heartache every […]
Facebook is the worst, but it can still be controlled (The Verge) https://www.mohamed-hamad.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/maxresdefault-4-400x225.jpg Mohamed Hamad Dec 30, 2018 Always Be Learning Facebook is everywhere, whether we like it or not. The sheer size and power of the company has convinced some that it’s time to treat the company the same way we treat phone and cable companies: with anti-monopoly suits and heavy regulation.
MEETING THE ENEMY A feminist comes to terms with the Men’s Rights movement | Cassie Jaye | (TEDxMarin) https://www.mohamed-hamad.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/meeting-the-enemy-a-feminist-comes-to-terms-with-the-mens-rights-movement-cassie-jaye-tedxmarin-400x225.jpg Mohamed Hamad Oct 30, 2018 Always Be Learning By facing long-held assumptions, one woman reevaluates her own gender biases.
The Strange Science of the Impossible Burger (WIRED) https://www.mohamed-hamad.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/the-strange-science-of-the-impossible-burger-wired-400x225.jpg Mohamed Hamad Oct 14, 2018 Always Be Learning It’s called the Impossible Burger and it looks, feels, tastes and smells like ground beef, even though it’s made entirely of plants. It’s all thanks to science and genetically engineered yeast. WIRED explores how close it comes to the real thing and if it’s 100% safe.