July 22, 2026 Data Massachusetts prosecutors run their offices on software from the dial-up era Massachusetts put $100 million into AI while its District Attorneys run on a database from the early 2000s. I requested that database's records from all eleven offices. Here is what I found. Read essay
December 29, 2024 Growth New Year, Same Me Can you run 62 miles in 24 hours? Among my ten goals for 2025: training for a 100K ultramarathon, getting OCI status while rediscovering my Indian roots, ditching subscription media platforms, and more. Read essay
November 05, 2024 Power Three Points Between You and Your Vote A computer science professor couldn't register to vote in Pennsylvania because her phone camera used 72 DPI instead of the required 75 DPI. In a state where elections are decided by tens of thousands of votes, seemingly small technical barriers can have big consequences. Read essay
January 26, 2023 Photo Essay Where There Is Nothing Namibia is a country of contrasts and surprises, a land of endless horizons and natural wonders. From the towering red sand dunes of Sossusvlei to the rugged Skeleton Coast, the landscapes, and people, of Namibia are truly breathtaking. Read essay
October 07, 2022 Photo Essay Mauna Loa, Climate Science's North Star Mauna Loa is the north star of the climate science community. This photoessay discusses the colonization of Hawaii and how Mauna Loa Observatory came to be. Read essay
April 06, 2022 Data Campaign Finance Contributions Clarify Elections Campaign finance data provides a valuable and objective ground-truth to the horse race that is the political process. In Massachusetts, we can use it to understand what's happening on the ground in almost any race, in real time. Read essay
September 06, 2021 Data 2021 Boston Mayor Campaign Contributions Nearly 40,000 donations have been made to Mayoral Candidates so far. Where are these donations coming from, and who are they going to? Let's take a look at the data. Read essay
August 17, 2021 Data The 2020 U.S. Census Redistricting Data On August 12th, 2021, the U.S. Census Bureau released detailed data about the population of the United States. This data is released in two formats. The data that has already been released is what's called a “legacy… Read essay