Earlier this month, political analyst Amal Sinha tweeted some preliminary analyses of Twitter data about false accounts / bots: Some background: On 12th June, Twitter released new datasets that compiled anonymised data from accounts that seem to be linked to Read more…
My dad taught me chess when I was six years old. I learned on one of those huge wooden boards you could pluck from the bottom shelves of National Bookstore’s ever-baffling children’s games section. You know the ones: cream and Read more…
Lately I’ve been fielding questions from friends who want to take extra precautions to protect themselves and their loved ones online. In case it might be helpful to others, I’ve compiled recommendations and resources here.
I’ve spent the past couple of weeks getting my heart torn apart (and stitched back together) by animated series. First, there was the seventh and final season of The Clone Wars, which steered the series to the pitch-perfect and devastating Read more…
I know some people tend to associate jazz with muzak / elevator music, but to me, jazz has always been the best example of music as communication.
There’s nothing more you’d like than to huddle in a cocoon of blankets and plushies until you can stand to exist for more than three hours at a time again. Instead, you force yourself out of bed and force down Read more…
This series might be the longest-running commitment in my life right now. Ha. That’s probably because it doesn’t feel like a chore or an obligation, just something that comes into being over time. It’s funny: there are only three playlists Read more…
Lately I’ve been thinking a lot about the spaces that people occupy in each other’s lives. Relationships are hard work. This is true in that the most enduring ties are built on daily decisions to maintain them. The metaphor shouldn’t Read more…
Type your name + aesthetics in the Pinterest search bar and create a personal moodboard. I’d say this came out well for how random it was.
Today is the killer week for the term. Internship and TA duties, 3 report deadlines and a final presentation, two interviews, and who knows what else will crop up. I just need to get out of this alive, and hopefully Read more…
