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Meet Nina Howe-Goldstein, the Real Hater of Cambridge, Mass.

By Claire Jiang and Amann S. Mahajan

Strava Comes Full Circle

Fifteen Questions: Gaia Bencini on Egyptology, Hieroglyphics, and ‘Dreaming the Sphinx’

Fifteen Questions: Arthur Brooks on Barcelona, Baldness, and the Science of Happiness

After Historic Olympic Gold, Lauren Scruggs is Giving Back

Fifteen Questions: Finale Doshi-Velez on AI Decision Making, Novel Writing and Unicorns

Fifteen Questions: Spencer Weinreich on Solitary Confinement, Religious Violence, and Quizbowl Grooming

Junior Fellow Spencer Weinreich sat down with FM to discuss the history of solitary confinement, the meaning of his tattoos, and being a “textual omnivore.”

Fifteen Questions: Bruce H. Mann on Legal History, Studying Debt, and Owning Golden Retrievers

Legal Historian Bruce Mann sat down with FM to discuss socratic teaching, the pervasiveness of debt, and supporting his wife, Senator Elizabeth Warren, on the campaign trail.

Zoë Hitzig is Generative and Intelligent. Is She Artificial?

Much like a large language model, the Zoë Hitzig available by Google search is so prolifically published that she seems capable of writing something about anything — from poetry to economics to philosophy — almost instantaneously.

Vera Mironova: A Scholar at the Frontlines of War

Mironova’s work takes her to the center of war. A scholar of armed conflict, she has embedded with military units around the world, including in Iraq and Ukraine.