Conversations
Fifteen Questions: Susan Glasser on Her Harvard Thesis, Trust, and Reporting on Trump’s Washington
The New Yorker politics writer sat down with Fifteen Minutes to discuss the current media ecosystem, cookbooks, and her time as The Crimson’s managing editor.
Fifteen Questions: Mathias Risse on Indigenous Thought, Climate Change, and Being a Citizen of the World
The Kennedy School professor sat down with Fifteen Minutes to discuss AI, writing op-eds, and serendipity.
Fifteen Questions: Rosalie Abella on Justice, Literature, and Hope
The former justice of the Canadian Supreme Court sat down with Fifteen Minutes to discuss her role models, her time serving on the Family Court, and the role of tolerance in a polarized world.
Hacking HUDS with Claire Saffitz
We can’t take full credit for the idea of asking Saffitz to zhuzh up some everyday fare.
Fifteen Questions: Benjamin L. de Bivort on Individuality, Forecasting, and the Politics of Science
The Organismic and Evolutionary Biology professor sat down with Fifteen Minutes to discuss fruit flies, puzzles, and LS50.
Fifteen Questions: David J. Deming on Diversity Office Closures, ChatGPT, and the Biggest Challenges Facing Harvard
The new Dean of Harvard College sat down with Fifteen Minutes to talk about Harvard football, his favorite memories on campus, and his Substack. At the end, he even volleys a question back.
The Electronic Instrument Design Lab Says Goodbye to Jim MacArthur
Jim MacArthur manages Harvard’s Electronic Instrument Design Lab, fulfilling specific instrumentation requests across departments as what he calls a “short-order engineer.” After 25 years, he’s announced his retirement with a year’s notice, but he doesn’t know if a replacement will be hired.
What Matters to Adams House Scholar John Muresianu?
When I first talked with John M. Muresianu ’74 on the phone, he began by asking me questions about myself and where my family is from — Mainland China or Taiwan? Which part of China? — before singing a famous Chinese poem.
Fifteen Questions: Alfredo Gutierrez Ortiz Mena on Constitutional Backsliding, Counter-Majoritarian Courts, and Tenoch
The former justice of the Mexican Supreme Court sat down with Fifteen Minutes to discuss his return to Harvard Law School, recent changes in the Mexican judicial system, and his favorite historical court opinions.
Fifteen Questions: Spencer Lee-Lenfield on Translation, Keats’s Odes, and HUDS Dumplings
The Assistant Professor of Comparative Literature sat down with Fifteen Minutes to discuss the art of translation, returning to Harvard, and HUM 10.
Fifteen Questions: Curtis T. McMullen on Shared Truths, Unsolved Problems, and How to Illustrate Infinity
The Cabot Professor of Mathematics sat down with Fifteen Minutes to discuss life lessons from mathematics, the challenges of formulating good questions, and his work visualizing curved space.
Fifteen Questions: Annabel L. Kim on Subjectivity, Scatology, and Garfield
The Professor of Romance Languages and Literatures sat down with Fifteen Minutes to discuss how she became interested in French literature, the difference between French and English dystopias, and the best places to find vegan food in Harvard Square.
Former HLS Prof. Alan Dershowitz, a Staunch Israel Supporter, To Speak at HKS Forum on War in Gaza
Harvard Law School Professor Emeritus Alan M. Dershowitz, a high-profile defense lawyer and a fierce supporter of Israel, will speak at the JFK Jr. forum on Sept. 16 for the first “Middle East Dialogues” event of the fall.
Fifteen Questions: Derek J. Penslar on the Antisemitism Task Force, Facing Backlash, and Jewish Scholarship
The professor of Jewish history sat down with Fifteen Minutes to talk about his favorite jokes, the study of Judaism, and the antisemitism task force.
Where Chemistry Meets Canvas: Talking Art Conservation with Narayan Khandekar
Narayan Khandekar, director of the art museums’ Straus Center for Conservation and Technical Studies, inhabits this floor. A senior art conservationist from Australia, Khandekar thrives on the intersection of art and science.
From Crimson to Court: Michael Abramowitz’s Fight For Journalism
Abramowitz’s work has shown him “what can happen when we have let freedom slip elsewhere, and heightened his awareness to the risks of when it starts to happen at home.”
The Harvard Business School Grads Behind Beli
Inspired by their Google love map, Judith and Eliot Frost — now married — created Beli during their time at Harvard Business School. Beli, a social-media food app, allows users to track, map, and share restaurants they’ve frequented.