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Mark Cuban Betting On Falon Fatemi To Become World’s First Trillionaire

Iranian-American entrepreneur Falon Fatemi has raised $16.3M from investors such as Mark Cuban, Avalon Ventures, and Canaan Partners for her startup Node. Her startup, which she founded...

Science and Tech,

Maryam Mirzakhani Was A Role Model For More Than Just Her Mathematics

by Mehrdokht Pournader3 weeks ago

On July 14, Maryam Mirzakhani, Stanford professor of mathematics and the only female winner of the prestigious Fields Medal in Mathematics, died at the age...

Life, Science and Tech,

Psychopaths Have Feelings: Can They Learn How To Use Them?

by Aeon4 weeks ago

A few months ago political commentator and writer Keith Olbermann used Donald Trump’s own words and actions to score the president on a sanity test. The results? Well,...

News, Science and Tech,

Shahrzad Rafati, 2017 RBC Top 25 Canadian Immigrant Award Winner

by Parastoo Malek2 months ago

Entrepreneur Shahrzad Rafati has been named a winner of the 2017 RBC Top 25 Canadian Immigrant Award. The RBC Top 25 Canadian Immigrants is a...

Science and Tech,

Course Review: The Story Of Human Language

by Behrooz ParhamiAugust 4, 2015

We are all interested in language, because it defines us as a species and presents us with many interesting questions about origins, reasons for multiplicity...

Politics, Science and Tech,

The Iranian Regime’s Favorite Sanctions

by Saïd AminMay 29, 2013

“Knowledge is power. Information is liberating.” – Kofi Annan [dropcap]T[/dropcap]echnology and innovation are celebrated in the United States like no other country in the world....

Politics, Science and Tech,

Iran-e Jadid

by Kaveh AfrasiabiApril 8, 2004

I wish to inform the fellow Iranians that I have decided to run in the next Presidential elections in Iran as an independent candidate. As...