Columns
We Will Overcome: The Part of Black People You Can’t Choke
To honor our brothers George and Ahmaud, our sister Breonna, and all that came before them, we cannot, as a black community, lose hope in the face of America’s seemingly permanent systemic racism.
On Writing Pasefika Presence: The Pressures of Representation
I continue to write in the hopes that one day, Pasefika presence will not have to be continuously and forcefully asserted in order to remain visible.
Harvard in 2020: A Brave New World
There are stories of experiences, unique in the centuries-old history of Harvard College, to be written in the coming semesters.
Supporting Everything Black Is Stupid
The way we can prevent the need for painful revisions of our perfect and simple histories is to write them with a nuanced perspective in real-time.
What Coronavirus Should Tell Us about How We Eat Meat
The way we eat meat is unsustainable; the pandemic is just making that irresponsibility more obvious.
The Illogical Case for Space
I urge my fellow space enthusiasts to recognize that our passion is not shared by everyone; in response, we should always be looking for cheaper and more efficient ways to carry out the big goals that we would love to see accomplished.
Courting Controversy
If used in the right platforms with the right intentions, controversial conversations can become necessary guards of truth.
Breaking Down the Scarcity Mindset
We must understand that investing in people is never a waste — not only do we have the resources to provide for everyone, but also we will get far more out of it than we put in.
Journaling Through Chaos
The present downtime and relative quiet provide an opportunity to pause, look back on the moments that brought us here, and get a clearer picture of what’s ahead.
The Right to Demand a Haircut
Within these “liberate” protests I see what is best about American democracy — the right for the individual to be completely wrong about what is good for themselves and for the community.
We The Women
In the age of feminism, a conversation has emerged not only on what is required to be a proper advocate for gender equality but also on what it means to be a woman, period.
Pasefika Graduates, We See and Celebrate You
We see you, and we will continue to celebrate you, because your graduation means so much more than just a culmination of the tests that you have passed and the assignments you’ve completed.
A Fall of Discontent?
If the University believes that an outbreak is possible at all in the fall, its best decision is to start school online. Harvard can’t wait this out, because no one in the world knows when it’ll end.
Stop Scapegoating Food Workers
Essential workers and people of color aren’t vectors of disease; they’re just on the losing end of a deeply unequal system.
One Giant Beep for Mankind
Humans will need to play a backseat role to machines in the coming decades of space exploration. If we want to advance science as safely, cheaply, and efficiently as possible, it’s time that we welcome our new robot overlords.