Paul Hond
Senior Editor
Paul joined Columbia Magazine in 2006. His pieces for the magazine have been reprinted in Longreads, Truthout, and Reader's Digest.
Articles by Paul Hond

Can We Solve the Parkinson’s Puzzle?
How Columbia researchers are working to treat, prevent, and ultimately cure the world’s fastest-growing neurological disorder

Can this Columbia Alum Fix NYC’s Rat Problem?
Shaun Abreu ’14CC, chair of the New York City Council’s sanitation committee, aims to clean up Morningside Heights and beyond

How Social Media Affects the Teenage Brain
Scholars at Columbia peer into the plugged-in adolescent mind and assess the impacts of a digital upbringing

The Hottest Youth Basketball Program in Brooklyn
With Flames, Gerard Papa ’72CC, ’74SIPA, ’75LAW has been bringing New York kids together since 1974

How Herman Hollerith Helped Launch the Information Age
The Columbia-trained statistician transformed everything from census counts to election tallies, and prefigured modern computing

The Life-and-Death Struggle of Coral Reefs
As warming seas threaten these essential marine ecosystems, Braddock Linsley drills down on their history

The Basketball Coach Who Tamed the Columbia Lions
Under Megan Griffith ’07CC, the women’s basketball program has leapt to the top of the Ivies. How far can this team go?

The Benefits of Donating Your Body to Medical Science
Columbia’s Anatomical Donor Program gives students the education of a lifetime — and donors some posthumous perks

The Magic and Mystery of Psychedelic Therapies
As new trials show that psilocybin and LSD may help treat depression and anxiety, mental-health providers get ready for a revolution

Inside Gotham Chopra’s Religion of Sports
The documentary filmmaker argues that the world of sports is a faith like any other