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Witnessing a Microcosm of Knowledge Production

One of the larger Columbia-induced changes to my thinking has been an interest in the process of knowledge production. This has been stimulated by my experiences in the Core, which helps us to wonder, for instance, how our understanding of … Continue reading

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Collaboration, Research, and the Senior Thesis Seminar (Part One)

Research can be a lonely endeavor. Many of the crucial steps—reading, writing, mulling things over—are best executed individually. Spending excessive time pondering a niche, strange question can have an isolating effect. And long hours in the lab, library, or archive … Continue reading

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