When I write a personal rendition of My Favorite Things, podcasts will inevitably be on the list. I listen to them while walking to class, cooking, washing dishes, solving Rubik’s cubes…you get the idea. When executed well, they can transport you to a new world, make you think deeply about a novel idea, or even […]

If you’ve met me, you know I like space. The infinite nature of the universe, our smallness in comparison, the unending possibilities of discovery. You also know I like Rubik’s cubes. On a smaller scale, the cube is equally infinite. There are over 43 quintillion permutations of the 3×3 cube, a set of possible states

I like solving Rubik’s cubes. I have one within 20 feet of myself at all times (a bit of an exaggeration, but pretty close to the truth). Here’s a picture of me with Erno Rubik, the inventor of the cube! He’s a very nice person. Anyways, I’ve been solving for years, and I finally asked