Contributing writer
Alicia M. Chen
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Weike Wang on Art, Science, and Career Changes
“Science as its best, can be art. The best experiments are really beautiful and simple. One of the things I learned from synthetic organic chemistry, like with mathematical proofs, was how beautiful something could be on one page. And that’s kind of what I want to achieve with writing.”
Ninety-Six Hours in November
Last month, we asked our writers to record Election Day — and the days that followed — as they experienced it, from wherever they were in the country.
Who is Joe Blitzstein and Why Does Everyone Love Him So Much?
A conversation with Professor Joe K. Blitzstein about teaching during the pandemic, advising, Harvard Confessions, and memes.
The Pandemic-Era Allure of Productivity YouTube
This is how, in the early phases of the pandemic, I stumble upon the productivity side of YouTube. Over the last seven months, I have somehow found myself spending more time watching videos that tell me how to optimize my life — how to take notes, stack habits, sleep better, focus on work — than ever before.
500 Days of Mismatched Expectations
My first reaction after watching “500 Days of Summer” was that I didn’t like Summer. But how would I feel if the genders were reversed?
Summer Postcard: Organ Meats
I have been thinking about organ meats a lot this summer because I have been thinking about my grandfather, who was recently diagnosed with rapidly progressing dementia.
Summer Postcard: Hometown Changes
The phrase “coming home” has a connotation of something familiar and stable, like a soft couch you sit in after a long and full day.
The Big Boil Down
The other Boil Down attendees are either 10 years younger or 10 years older than I am. I’d predicted this: It’s Saturday morning. But I am not fazed.
Operation Match
In 1965, two Harvard students created the very first computer-based matchmaking service in the United States. They called it Operation Match.
Good Places for Families to Live
For FM's "Contemporary Romance" feature, AMC revisits the closest thing she has to a hometown.
Techno-HUDS: College Dining in the Digital Age
HUDS knows when and what you're going to eat tonight.
The Ties that Bind: Welcoming Freshmen into House Life
For some first-year students, the transition to House life is difficult. The Houses are larger than most freshman dorms, and further from the Yard. Most importantly, they can be intimidating.
