Jaimee Haddad
The World Intern
Jaimee Haddad is an intern at The World. She has spent the past four years in Doha, Qatar, after growing up in the Pacific Northwest.
It’s strange, but true — this is a praying mantis wearing 3-D glasses
Praying mantises are being recruited into vision research. That means a tiny version of the special specs you get when you watch a 3-D movie. It turns out the insects might help us design better 3-D vision tech. Praying mantises are being recruited into vision research. That means a tiny version of the special specs you get when you watch a 3-D movie. It turns out the insects might help us design better 3-D vision tech.
The man expected to be India’s next prime minister just turned himself into a hologram
It’s the largest exercise of democracy in the world, and candidates competing for India’s prime minister position have a lot of ground to cover if they want votes. One candidate decided the best way to do that was to be in 100 places at once, quite literally. As a hologram.
A missing Chinese painting is just the latest example of artworks accidentally thrown away — or worse
Fine art is costly, and relatively fragile. No matter how careful people try to be, accidents do happen. Fortunately, there’s insurance, but insurance doesn’t always pay out in full.Fine art is costly, and relatively fragile. No matter how careful people try to be, accidents do happen. Fortunately, there’s insurance, but insurance doesn’t always pay out in full.
