Science at Sea
My week aboard the R/V Roger Revelle
This October, I embarked on the adventure of a lifetime. I was enrolled in Elements of Modern Oceanography, a course taught by scientists in the MIT-WHOI Joint Program, and my professor was the chief scientist on an upcoming research cruise. She mentioned that there were a few extra spots and I jumped at the opportunity. […]
My best and worst 5 books of 2024
47 books later and I’m ready to share some thoughts
DISCLAIMER: this blog post has what might be considered some HOT takes and some books you’ve probably never heard of. Welcome to my inner book thoughts of 2024. I loved reading as a kid but my attention span wasn’t always that great. For example, I’ve still never made it all the way through the Harry […]
Finding connection through the “Wednesday Waffle”
Staying close to faraway friends during the first year at MIT
When I first came to MIT, I was confident that I’d had a decent plan for building a meaningful social life for myself at MIT and in Cambridge/Boston more broadly. Student groups, hobby groups, one-off events, and department outings were all readily available. Even without stepping out of the MIT bubble, there were so many […]
Hoops across borders
A EuroLeague fan’s journey to appreciating Boston basketball
Let me make one thing clear: I still believe the EuroLeague is the pinnacle of basketball. The intensity, the fans—they’re unmatched. My loyalty lies with Anadolu Efes, a Turkish powerhouse and back-to-back champions from 2020 to 2022. They are my team, my pride, and my heartbreak, often all at once. But Boston has this strange […]
Why rockets won’t be named after women
My thoughts on the absence of change in Aerospace since the Sixties
A big headline in aerospace news right now is the first orbital launch of Blue Origin’s rocket ‘New Glenn’. And while I am extremely happy there is an up-in-coming competitor to Space X’s Falcon Heavy, every time I hear about New Glenn I get a bit twitchy, but let’s go back in time a bit. […]
