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I write about the 19th and 20th centuries, generally trying to understand the connections between culture, society, and experience. Growing up in Argentina has given me a sense of the resilience of peoples and cultures that manage to outlive the conflict...

My academic background is in architecture and urban history, and I currently work as an urban designer and campus planner in the Harvard Planning Office. Born in Chicago, I grew up in Egypt, Switzerland, France, and Italy. I went to high school on Chicago...

I’m a Professor of both physics and astronomy here at Harvard. I remain in a profound state of confusion regarding dark matter and dark energy, the primary constituents of the Universe. Lately I’ve been working on getting the Large Synoptic Survey up and...

A Boston local and Harvard veteran, I'm happy to be in my twenty-third year in Lowell House. Whether you have housing concerns, financial questions, Lowell event planning, or you just want answers to all things Lowell, check in with me. Responses are...