Najib AminyThe ambitious plan to send a spacecraft to the nearest habitable planet beyond Earth's solar systemverified_publisherQuartz - Akshat RathiTechnology doesn’t have to be new to be useful. Indeed, the very first technology to let us explore other continents on Earth will also be the technology to let us explore our nearest star. Sails, which our ancestors used to capture the force of wind to power boats, will now harness the force of …
Najib AminyFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoVideo: The Canoe (Trailer)verified_publishercanoekayak.com - CanoeKayak.comThis stunning trailer for Goh Iromoto’s upcoming film, The Canoe, is worth watching in its own right. The beautiful cinematography and captivating …
Najib AminyWorld Map Reveals What Each Country Does Better Than Any Otherverified_publisherMy Modern Met - Sara BarnesDesigner David McCandless of Information is Beautiful has created a fascinating world map called International Number Ones. “Because every country is the best at something,” McCandless also offers the caveat that this accolade is “according to data,” which makes perfect sense once you study the …
Najib AminyEvery Mysterious Question in Westworldverified_publisheruncrate.comSpoiler warning. With its convoluted timelines, unknowable motives, and strange questions, Westworld does an excellent job of keeping you guessing. …
Najib AminyThe Year We Played Ourselvesverified_publisherThe New Yorker - Jia TolentinoEarlier this year, in the deep boredom of late winter, I started keeping a Google doc called “Who Played Themselves 2016.” It was both a private joke and a serious inquiry. There was something about the year’s conditions—the weather on social media, a certain psychological wind—that seemed to put …