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History, Psychology - Columbia University

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Junior at Columbia studying history & psychology.

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The New Yorker - My love for New York City runs deep, and so does my love for The New Yorker’s adorable cartoons. Unsettling Stories - This site keeps me up at night, whether it be because I’m reading its stories or am too scared to sleep. ScienceDaily - Scientists are printing cells like sheets of paper. Crazy. The New York Times - The Times makes reading the news nowadays tolerable. Tolerable enough, at least. SCP Foundation - Anything can be made scary. Even a coffee machine.

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