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 …
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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 TolentinoPlaying yourself is what you do when you think you’re serving your own interests but are actually betraying them. That happened a lot this year. Earlier 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 …