Bassam Salem
I dedicate this talk to –and in honor of– my parents, Toudy & Suma, who taught me to be a citizen of the world, to be critical-thinking and non-conformist, and, most importantly, to be empathetic to and stand up for the plight of others. I owe the person I’ve become to them. [youtube=http://youtu.be/XgHQG3oD5p0]
This is the second in a series of brief posts about facts I find interesting and/or surprising. The intent is to keep these posts brief but to provide links to detailed references for those interested in researching the topic further. The human population of earth is roughly 7.0 billion and is growing at 1% annually; […]
I’ve always reveled at the fantastically accidental nature of life. My family emigrated to the United States from Egypt. Not surprisingly, that fateful decision entirely transformed the sequence of events that followed and ultimately shaped my life. In fact, my parents’ decision to emigrate so transformed so many aspects of my life that I struggle […]