What if we got rid of all road signs? (Vox) Mohamed Hamad Jul 8, 2018 Always Be Learning Some cities in Europe are undergoing a fascinating transformation: they’re getting rid of all of their road signs. That’s thanks to a design concept called “shared space,” where urban planners drastically lessen the presence of traffic lights, signs, and barriers, encouraging all forms of transportation to share the road.
How Aristocracies Rule (The Atlantic) Mohamed Hamad Jul 8, 2018 Always Be Learning The American fairytale is far from enchanted. Power and wealth are concentrated in an anxious aristocracy, comprised of 10% of the population, that reigns by dividing the lower classes and pitting them against each other so that the poor turn against the poor. It’s how most aristocracies throughout history have worked. It’s also how the American elite convinced 25 million non-slaveholding citizens to aid and abet them in slavery.
How France produces the best football players Mohamed Hamad Jul 6, 2018 Always Be Learning France has had the most native players and coaches in the last 4 World Cups… and their dominance has been on the rise. Players like Kylian Mbappe and Paul Pogba are the children of immigrants and the product of the French soccer academy system. French- born players have played for Togo, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Argentina, Portugal, and many more.
Why the US national anthem is so hard to sing (VOX) Mohamed Hamad Jul 6, 2018 Always Be Learning Although most people kinda know the US national anthem, most people have a hard time singing it. The Star Spangled Banner has quite the musical […]
Rapping Deconstructed (Vox) Mohamed Hamad Jul 3, 2018 Always Be Learning Here’s how some of the greatest rappers make rhymes Special thanks to the research of Martin Connor who was interviewed in this piece.
How Facebook and Social Media Sites Track You (NYT) Mohamed Hamad Jul 3, 2018 Always Be Learning What makes you tick, who you know, where you go, even where you might end up. The information you share in your profile is a […]
Breaking Down Privacy Policies (The Verge) Mohamed Hamad Jul 3, 2018 Always Be Learning Privacy policies are massive, daunting legal documents that can be complicated to understand. We called a couple lawyers to get their best tips on how […]
Accent Expert Breaks Down Actors Playing Real People (Wired) Mohamed Hamad Jul 3, 2018 Always Be Learning Dialect coach Erik Singer takes a look at idiolects, better known as the specific way one individual speaks. To best break down this concept, Erik […]