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This past semester, I took an Asian American Studies course in order to fulfill some Gen-Ed credits at my university.

If you were transported back to 1200, what are some things that exist today that you could recreate or prove are possible to people back in the day?

I recently had an argument with my sister about workers’ rights in the United States.

Most people will experience a dilemma at some point in their life where they are unsure of whether to pursue a career in the thing that they enjoy or pursue a career in something that will make more money.

Exactness is rarely achievable in daily life.

I often struggle with having imperfect work.

Recently, I’ve been pondering on the idea of reasonableness.

We live in a unique time where the homogeneity within groups is on the decline.

My recent Instagram Reels feed has been a battleground between the sexes.

I was scrolling on Twitter, and I ran into this tweet: Not saying I have an opinion on this matter in particular, it was just the inspiration to write this.

I was sitting in a professional learning and development meeting today about resilience and collaboration.

I’ve never been one to intrude on other people’s lives.

I’m in New York City for the summer.

There are a few things in life that I am good at.

With the rise of AI-generated content, will AI completely replace human creativity?

My friend Alex and I were talking about some of the unsavory individuals in our high school after a couple of controversies popped up over the year.

A trend I’ve noticed over the past decade is the increased obsession with celebrities and influencers.

It’s been almost a month since my winter break began, and I can concretely say that I have accomplished absolutely nothing of substance.

Over the summer of 2023, I interned at an AI startup in Menlo Park, California.

I’ve never done a movie or TV show review.

Since the revolutionary public release of generative AI models, there has been an incredible wave of interest, hype, and expectations around their capabilities.

Bitcamp is the University of Maryland’s premier hackathon, bringing together over 1,400 students, making it the largest collegiate hackathon on the East Coast.

Our team of five, consisting of Shruthi, Vincent, Allison, Nikita, and myself, were tasked with optimizing the volunteer registration and check-in process for the Engineering Career Services (ECS) at the University of Maryland.

Imagine that you are fresh off the boat in the United States from China.

Why do computers use binary?

February 4th marked the one-month anniversary of the creation of my shorts page, a collection of my short-form writing.

In many of my science classes over the years, I found myself extremely confused about the intuition behind theorems and proofs.

Do we have control over our lives?

Life is a balance bewteen routine and adventure.

We are shaped by our upbringing.

With the rise of automation and artificial intelligence, people have begun to discuss whether they are more beneficial or detrimental to society.

We live in the fairest time in human history.

Occam’s Razor tells us that the simplest idea is always the best.

The truth is the light in the darkness.

Who are you?

Today is Martin Luther King Jr.

Death awaits all of us.

Nobody likes difficult exams.

I went on a boat tour in Everglades National Park this afternoon.

I watched the sun rise at Dania Beach, Florida this morning.

Life is unfair.

Over the last two years, I have become addicted to chess.

Humans are silly.

I was going to write about dating apps here, but it ended up being so long that I put it on my blog.

I like to keep track of things that I do.

I have not published a blog post in half a year.

Northrop Grumman and UMD host a collaborative annual competition in areas of high importance, ranging anywhere from Machine Learning to Cybersecurity.

This was the first large-scale coding project I ever did.

Being thrust into the world of engineering was a thrilling experience.