Conversations
Hey Professor: Toni L. Griffin
FM sat down with Griffin at her new exhibit in Gund Library, “Design for the Just City,” named after her popular class, to discuss justice in urban environments including Cambridge.
Wrangham vs Lieberman
Richard W. Wrangham and Daniel E. Lieberman discuss the role of heat in human deveopment.
Shifting Gears
It didn’t take long for Straus—4’9, 13 years old, and a woman—to realize she didn’t fit into racing’s most common demographic. She says a comment from a well-meaning instructor almost made her quit.
Along the Charles River
Lawrence S. Bacow and Fifteen Minutes Magazine writer Luke W. Xu '20 run along the Charles River on a rainy Marathon Monday.
Moira G. Weigel ’07 on the “Tinder Apocalypse”
“Labor of Love” is a feminist materialist history of dating. I was interested in how dating as a social practice intersects with the economy, with technology, with other aspects—all the forces that shape our social lives. The basic thesis of the book is that courtship practices are deeply entwined with the economy—and dating in particular emerges at the same time as new forms of consumer capitalism around 1900.
It Takes Two: Richard W. Wrangham and Daniel E. Lieberman
Heat is not just the exogenous heat we create when we cook, but the heat we generate with our metabolism. The fire within us is very important.
Allen G. Feinstein ’86 Never Wants to Leave
He’s been involved with the Hasty Pudding Theatricals since his freshman year of college. “I would have to actually count how many years that is,” he says. After taking a moment to tally, he calculates that this is his 36th year.
Around the World in 30 Years
More a book collector’s sanctum than an office, Gingerich’s bookshelves are crowded with ancient, valuable books and tchotchkes. But despite the wealth of knowledge that pervades the room, one particular item truly stands out among the rest—a brown paper bag filled with a raisin-bread ham sandwich from Whole Foods Market: Gingerich’s daily lunch.
Allen Feinstein
Allen G. Feinstein ’86 conducts the Harvard Pops Orchestra at a dress rehearsal in preparation for their spring 2017 show "Mission ImPOPSible."
Jonny Sun with Book
Jonathan F. Sun recently published a book called "everyone's a aliebn when ur a aliebn too."
