Personal Reflections Archives - Page 3 of 13

Did The Cold War end – or not?

by Pauliina Grym | Apr 26, 2022 | Nuclear Policy and Security, Nuclear Threats and Security, Personal Reflections, Politics

During our days in New York City this April, we visited The Council on Foreign Relations (CFR). Leaving the posh building, I carried their over...

Immigrant’s brewery survives, thrives

by Meghdeep Bhattacharyya | Apr 21, 2022 | Immigration, Personal Reflections, WPI Activities

A visit to the August Schell Brewing Co., during our recent trip to New Ulm, Minn., was an enthralling experience for the WPI class of 2022, a few...

Is journalism all about making money? Not really

by Kourosh Ziabari | Apr 15, 2022 | Journalism, Personal Reflections

Not as a rule of thumb, but reflecting a general global trend, many of those who embark on a journalism career often harbor ambitions to make money....

Forgotten threat – nuclear annihilation

by Pauliina Grym | Apr 13, 2022 | Nuclear Policy and Security, Nuclear Threats and Security, Personal Reflections

In February 2020, I listened to the Sam Harris podcast “Making Sense”. American philosopher and neuroscientist Harris sat down with Fred Kaplan, the...

The Luftwaffe’s farmers in southern Minnesota

by Meghdeep Bhattacharyya | Apr 7, 2022 | Personal Reflections, Politics, WPI Activities

During a visit this week to southern Minnesota’s New Ulm, the World War II junkie in me was thrilled to chance upon a fascinating nugget of history...