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 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
Tightrope Walker Philippe Petit Tackles the Cathedral of St. John the Divine (Again)
More than forty years after his first trip above Amsterdam Avenue, the high-wire artist returns with an added challenge.
Uncovering the History of Women in Silent Film
With the Women Film Pioneers Project, professor Jane Gaines highlights the women who helped shape the early film industry
A Complicated History of Imperfect Revolutions
Historian Nathan Perl-Rosenthal ’11GSAS discusses his book The Age of Revolutions and the Generations Who Made It
The Meaning Behind a Strange Campus Sculpture
David Bakalar, the sculptor of Life Force on Columbia’s Revson Plaza, turned 100 this year