Fifteen Questions
Fifteen Anxious Minutes with Dr. David R. Williams
It’s no secret that elections make us anxious. But how does that anxiety affect our health? FM asks Professor David R. Williams, who gathered data and investigated the tangible effects of election-related stress in 2016. His research found that, following the election, participants faced significantly higher risk for heart attacks and strokes.
Fifteen Minutes with Randi H. Griffin ’10
Fifteen Minutes caught up with Randi H. Griffin '10 in the midst of her preparation for the upcoming Olympic games in PyeongChang, where she will be playing for the unified Korean team.
15 Minutes with Jeffrey Toobin
Toobin swung by the Harvard Crimson to talk about his new book, “American Heiress: The Wild Saga of the Kidnapping, Crimes and Trial of Patty Hearst," his reporting process, and the profession of journalism.
15 Questions with Junot Díaz
"So rare are eruptions of activism that have at [their hearts] justice that I am just so glad to have it—I never wished to have it earlier or later."
E.J. Dionne on The State of the Republican Party
“I think the Republicans could use a lot more of what Sarah Palin called, “'The Hopey Changey stuff.’”
15 Questions with Colm Tóibín
The film adaptation of Tóibín's 2009 novel Brooklyn has been nominated for three Academy Awards.
15 Minutes with Bill Bensley
The most important inspiration we have comes from Mother Nature, from the site that we’re working on.
15 Minutes with David I. Laibson '88
Students recognize David I. Laibson ’88 most recently as one of the key figures in administering and designing the Sexual Conduct Survey distributed across Harvard and some 26 schools through his role on the Task Force on the Prevention of Sexual Assault.
15 Questions: Claire Messud
Claire Messud is the newest addition to Harvard’s creative writing faculty, and an acclaimed novelist, speaker, and lecturer. Her novel, The Emperor’s Children, was a New York Times bestseller. In 2002, she was awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship for Creative Arts. She lives in Somerville with her husband, fellow Harvard English Professor James Wood. She leads two fiction workshops.
Fifteen Minutes with Bob Schieffer
You’ve likely seen Bob Schieffer on CBS News, where he held various positions—as an anchor, a Washington correspondent, and a moderator on “Face the Nation”—for 46 years. Fifteen Minutes recently sat down with Schieffer to discuss the 2016 election, the future of journalism, and more.
10 Questions with John Huth
John Huth, esteemed experimental particle physicist, member of the ATLAS Collaboration at the European Center for Nuclear Physics, and professor of Science of the Physical Universe 26: “Primitive Navigation,” has an office that’s really hard to find.
15 Questions with Kurt Andersen ’76
FM chats with the co-founder of Spy Magazine and the current host of Studio 360.
Veggie Burger Chef
Pankaj Pradhan prepares a dish at his vegetarian restaurant The Red Lentil in Watertown, Mass. Pradhan designed HUDS’ new vegetarian offerings this year.
Panjak Pradhan
Pankaj Pradhan reveals a dish at his restaurant The Red Lentil in Watertown. Pradhan designed HUDS’ new vegetarian offerings this year.
Panjak Pradhan
Pankaj Pradhan reveals a dish at his restaurant The Red Lentil in Belmont. Pradhan designed HUDS’ new vegetarian offerings this year.
Fifteen Minutes with Nicholas Kristof
FM sat down for fifteen minutes with Nicholas Kristof of The New York Times.
15 Questions with Lester Brown
Lester Brown: "I’m often asked, am I an optimist or a pessimist? I like to think I’m a realist. We’re going to have to move very fast if we want to prevent climate change from spiraling out of control."