Crimson staff writer
Kate J. Kaufman
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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.
Visiting your internet-free cafe won’t satiate my bottomless hunger for brainrot
I’m more certain than ever that memes are at the top of my food pyramid, and I’m disillusioned from any notion that matcha and mousse might sufficiently correct my diet.
The Weight of Lightweight Rowing
It is an open secret that lightweight rowing can promote disordered eating. But the category persists as a collegiate sport, and Harvard is one of the few schools that offers it.
Fifteen Questions: Martin Puchner on Philosopher Chatbots, AI Writing, and the Future
The professor of Drama, English, and Comparative Literature sat down with Fifteen Minutes to discuss cultural production, writing with ChatGPT, and modeling a chatbot after himself.
Paper Boats
The ground is forgetful — after a few dry months, it’s flustered by the torrent of rain and can’t hold onto the precious moisture.
The Twelve Steps to Internet Sobriety
As attendees of Internet and Technology Addicts Anonymous take turns telling their personal journeys, I’m struck by how much we have in common.
Unsung Hero: Hana Rehman
Rehman’s said her leadership in the South Asian campus community was the result of persistence. “Showing up was really hard. There was a lot happening in my life and in other people’s lives and in the world. But showing up is half the battle,” she explains.
For Alejandra Caraballo, the Next 4 Years Are About Survival
Caraballo anticipates dark days ahead for the trans community. “We are going to lose a lot of people,” she says. “I don’t want to sugarcoat it, these next four years are going to be about survival.”
The Eleventh Habit of Highly Successful Harvard Students
The world falls away, and it’s just me and Panopto, reaching full human potential as one.