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.

It's strange, but true — this is a praying mantis wearing 3-D glasses

I'm 21 and feel guilty about how I shop — but what can I do?

I'm 21 and feel guilty about how I shop — but what can I do?

In the West Bank, Israeli and Palestinian kids who throw stones face unequal justice

In the West Bank, Israeli and Palestinian kids who throw stones face unequal justice
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The man expected to be India's next prime minister just turned himself into a hologram

The man expected to be India's next prime minister just turned himself into a hologram

A missing Chinese painting is just the latest example of artworks accidentally thrown away — or worse

A missing Chinese painting is just the latest example of artworks accidentally thrown away — or worse

The honeymoon with mail order brides from Odessa is usually short — if it happens at all

In the digital age, the market for mail-order brides is alive and well, but it's moved upmarket. Now re-branded as "international romance," there's still few examples of the romance really working out.

The honeymoon with mail order brides from Odessa is usually short — if it happens at all

That goat may be a whole lot smarter than it looks

Through a new study, researchers in Switzerland and the UK have discovered that goats are actually quite intelligent — much more than previously thought.

That goat may be a whole lot smarter than it looks

Julia Cooke shows us a Cuba where a younger generation navigates through stagnation and change

Julia Cooke traveled to Cuba over five years, and her new book dives into the world of young Cubans.

Julia Cooke shows us a Cuba where a younger generation navigates through stagnation and change
Frankie Knuckles performs during his DJ set at the Sonar festival in Barcelona June 21, 2008. Knuckles passed away Monday at the age of 59.

DJ remembers the 'Godfather of House' music

Frankie Knuckles, the "Godfather of House" music, passed away yesterday at age 59. DJ Rekha discussed the iconic founder of the genre and the legacy he leaves behind.

DJ remembers the 'Godfather of House' music

Taiwan's students head to the streets with sunflowers to protest closer ties with China

Throw a dart at the map these days, and there's a pretty good chance it will land near a pro-democracy protest. Ukraine. Venezuela. Turkey. And now Taiwan, where well-organized students are trying to stop a rushed trade agreement with China.

Taiwan's students head to the streets with sunflowers to protest closer ties with China

What year is it? If you're in Iran, Happy 1393!

If you think of yourself as a global citizen, then it is about time you got over your bias toward the Gregorian calendar. Depending on the community you are in, the year might be 1393, or 5116, or something else.

What year is it? If you're in Iran, Happy 1393!

Afghans are hoping rap from the masses will turn out the youth vote

When Afghanistan holds elections on April 5, young voters could make all the difference. So this year, instead of an arts festival, the government created a music competition around the elections. The requirement? You had to write songs with lyrics about voting. And what came back was often rap.

Afghans are hoping rap from the masses will turn out the youth vote

Qatar's neighbors are pressuring the small Gulf country to fall in line

Qatar and its neighbors in the Arabian Gulf aren't getting along too well. Saudi Arabia, along with the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, recalled its ambassador recently — just one move in a series of diplomatic measures designed to get the small, but wealthy Gulf country to step in line.

Qatar's neighbors are pressuring the small Gulf country to fall in line

The State Department has given Syria's UN Ambassador a very tight virtual leash

Syrian ambassador to the United Nations Bashar Ja'afari is now confined to a 25-mile radius from the United Nations headquarters in New York City, based on an order from the US State Department.

The State Department has given Syria's UN Ambassador a very tight virtual leash

In 'Twitch Plays Pokemon,' a million people played one character in a 16-day videogame

"Twitch plays Pokemon" was the idea of an anonymous programmer in Australia. He modified one of the original Pokemon games made for the Game Boy and launched it on the Internet. During the last few weeks, around a million players tried to control one character in the same videogame at the same time. Millions more watched and argued about the game.

In 'Twitch Plays Pokemon,' a million people played one character in a 16-day videogame