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.
How Robert Moog Launched Music into the Electronic Age
Sixty years ago, the Columbia-trained inventor introduced a keyboard synthesizer that would change the musical soundscape
Five Years and 70,000 Pieces of Scaffolding Equal One Miraculous Restoration
Barry Bergdoll ’77CC, ’86GSAS discusses the renovation of Notre-Dame
Star-Inspired Artworks Light Up Butler Library
Celestial Navigation, an exhibit curated by MFA student Jeannie Rhyu ’17CC, brings art students into conversation with Ptolemy and Galileo
Artificial Intelligence vs. the Human Brain
At Columbia’s inaugural AI Summit, experts touted the technology’s promise and agreed that robots still have a long way to go
A Columbian Makes the Ultimate Frisbee Hall of Fame
Mauricio Matiz ’79SEAS, ’84SEAS is one of only 132 athletes to receive the honor
How Congestion Pricing Got Moving at Columbia
The experimental initiative for reducing city traffic was conceived by economics professor William Vickrey ’47GSAS
The Architect of Social Security
America’s most popular social program turns 90 this year. Thank Frances Perkins 1910GSAS
Bob Dylan 1965: The Columbia Connection
With A Complete Unknown up for Oscars, we look at the contributions of two other Columbians to the legend of Dylan in that watershed year
Kicking It with Karate Champ Miriam Trujillo
In karate competitions around the world, this busy electrical-engineering major is creating sparks
The Columbian Who Invented Eustace Tilley
Corey Ford 1923CC and the birth of The New Yorker
What the Mainstream Media Got Wrong about the 2024 Election
A recent panel discussion at Columbia assessed the press’s performance
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