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.
Epistolary
Nasser Eledroos is a technologist passionate about using technology in ways that protect rights, safety, and dignity.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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