October 6, 2023

How Mistaking Power for Energy Almost Cost Millions

Learn how pedanticism and collaborative physics ensured rural farmers' access to affordable, renewable electricity, and how you can understand the difference between power and energy.

May 24, 2023

Nairobi Bound: A Comprehensive Guide for Americans Starting a New Life in Kenya's Capital

When I moved to Kenya in February 2022, I had never been to Africa. This is a collection of everything I wish I knew before I moved.

March 28, 2023

Phishing Prevention on a Budget: How to Test and Train Your Employees for Free

Maximize your cybersecurity defenses by conducting free phishing tests on your employees and empowering them to recognize and avoid phishing attempts. No internal server required.

March 4, 2023

I2R Losses in Single- and Three-Phase Distribution Networks

How unbalanced do loads on a three-phase distribution network have to be to warrant reconfiguring the network to be single-phase?

September 27, 2021

15 Steps to Donate a Kidney

The best decision I ever made was to donate my left kidney to a stranger. I kept a detailed journal of the entire experience, from the idea's inception to my surgery and recovery.

July 21, 2021

Quick Reference Sheet for Bond Graphs

My PhD research relied heavily on bond graph modeling of physical systems. I made this printable reference to help me remember causal stroke directions, constitutive laws, etc. Note: clicking on this link will download a PDF.

August 27, 2020

The MIT MechE Qualifying Exam Fails Women

Half of all women who failed the MIT Mechanical Engineering doctoral qualifying examination would likely have passed if they were men. Note: clicking on this link will redirect you to the article in The Tech, MIT's school newspaper.

July 25, 2020

Common Public Speaking Problems and Exercises to Fix Them

Swallow a tablespoon of honey. Then, rehearse while laying flat on the ground facing upward with a heavy object on your belly. Whenever you inhale, force the object to rise. While speaking, force the object to fall.

May 28, 2020

Biblical Inerrancy

I grew up believing that everything written in the Bible was literally true. I aim to guide a deconstruction of biblical inerrancy and provide an alternative view in which I have found freedom.

October 10, 2019

Graduate Student Mental Health is in Crisis

MIT graduate students need immediate action to improve access to mental health care and address root causes. Note: clicking on this link will redirect you to the article in The Tech, MIT's school newspaper.

April 15, 2018

Gospel Authorship

In the quest to understand the origins of the four canonical Gospels, a puzzling mystery emerges—none of the authors are confirmed to have personally met Jesus.