Rehan Mirza

Rehan Mirza

PhD student researching digital platform design and governance at the University of Pennsylvania

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AI-in-research

Introducing the Pensieve

3 minute read

Published:

I built the Pensieve: a search tool that helps me trace concepts, authors, and arguments across my ever-expanding set of notes and papers.

Communication

PhD

Why I’m starting a blog

4 minute read

Published:

If you knew me in my HKS days, you may remember me as “a writer”. I took most courses the school had to offer on the subject – Writing on Policy and Politics, Op-Ed Writing, Feature Writing and Speechwriting – and even started up a student group dedicated to the practice. Of course, to be a writer, you actually have to write. Regularly. Outside of when professional necessity impels, I have been sadly slacking on that front since graduation. So I guess this blog is a commitment device, a container for thoughts that drives them forward towards better writing (forgive the mixed metaphors). In short, I need to get the reps in.

PhD applications

PhD life

First Semester Recap

6 minute read

Published:

I said I’d blog regularly. That hasn’t happened. But between fielding an experiment, working with PDN, facilitating a workshop at Roblox, and making friends, it’s been a packed semester.

academia

Why I’m starting a blog

4 minute read

Published:

If you knew me in my HKS days, you may remember me as “a writer”. I took most courses the school had to offer on the subject – Writing on Policy and Politics, Op-Ed Writing, Feature Writing and Speechwriting – and even started up a student group dedicated to the practice. Of course, to be a writer, you actually have to write. Regularly. Outside of when professional necessity impels, I have been sadly slacking on that front since graduation. So I guess this blog is a commitment device, a container for thoughts that drives them forward towards better writing (forgive the mixed metaphors). In short, I need to get the reps in.

academic-notes

Introducing the Pensieve

3 minute read

Published:

I built the Pensieve: a search tool that helps me trace concepts, authors, and arguments across my ever-expanding set of notes and papers.

advice

blogging

Why I’m starting a blog

4 minute read

Published:

If you knew me in my HKS days, you may remember me as “a writer”. I took most courses the school had to offer on the subject – Writing on Policy and Politics, Op-Ed Writing, Feature Writing and Speechwriting – and even started up a student group dedicated to the practice. Of course, to be a writer, you actually have to write. Regularly. Outside of when professional necessity impels, I have been sadly slacking on that front since graduation. So I guess this blog is a commitment device, a container for thoughts that drives them forward towards better writing (forgive the mixed metaphors). In short, I need to get the reps in.

communication

Why I’m starting a blog

4 minute read

Published:

If you knew me in my HKS days, you may remember me as “a writer”. I took most courses the school had to offer on the subject – Writing on Policy and Politics, Op-Ed Writing, Feature Writing and Speechwriting – and even started up a student group dedicated to the practice. Of course, to be a writer, you actually have to write. Regularly. Outside of when professional necessity impels, I have been sadly slacking on that front since graduation. So I guess this blog is a commitment device, a container for thoughts that drives them forward towards better writing (forgive the mixed metaphors). In short, I need to get the reps in.

community governance

First Semester Recap

6 minute read

Published:

I said I’d blog regularly. That hasn’t happened. But between fielding an experiment, working with PDN, facilitating a workshop at Roblox, and making friends, it’s been a packed semester.

disagreement

Perspectives and Frames

8 minute read

Published:

We’re all walking through our own realities, each carrying our piece of the elephant. The question is: how do we learn to see the whole animal together?

discourse quality

First Semester Recap

6 minute read

Published:

I said I’d blog regularly. That hasn’t happened. But between fielding an experiment, working with PDN, facilitating a workshop at Roblox, and making friends, it’s been a packed semester.

experiments

First Semester Recap

6 minute read

Published:

I said I’d blog regularly. That hasn’t happened. But between fielding an experiment, working with PDN, facilitating a workshop at Roblox, and making friends, it’s been a packed semester.

frames

Perspectives and Frames

8 minute read

Published:

We’re all walking through our own realities, each carrying our piece of the elephant. The question is: how do we learn to see the whole animal together?

grad school

knowledge-management

Introducing the Pensieve

3 minute read

Published:

I built the Pensieve: a search tool that helps me trace concepts, authors, and arguments across my ever-expanding set of notes and papers.

literature-review

Introducing the Pensieve

3 minute read

Published:

I built the Pensieve: a search tool that helps me trace concepts, authors, and arguments across my ever-expanding set of notes and papers.

online communities

First Semester Recap

6 minute read

Published:

I said I’d blog regularly. That hasn’t happened. But between fielding an experiment, working with PDN, facilitating a workshop at Roblox, and making friends, it’s been a packed semester.

perspectives

Perspectives and Frames

8 minute read

Published:

We’re all walking through our own realities, each carrying our piece of the elephant. The question is: how do we learn to see the whole animal together?

phd

Introducing the Pensieve

3 minute read

Published:

I built the Pensieve: a search tool that helps me trace concepts, authors, and arguments across my ever-expanding set of notes and papers.

platforms

Why I’m starting a blog

4 minute read

Published:

If you knew me in my HKS days, you may remember me as “a writer”. I took most courses the school had to offer on the subject – Writing on Policy and Politics, Op-Ed Writing, Feature Writing and Speechwriting – and even started up a student group dedicated to the practice. Of course, to be a writer, you actually have to write. Regularly. Outside of when professional necessity impels, I have been sadly slacking on that front since graduation. So I guess this blog is a commitment device, a container for thoughts that drives them forward towards better writing (forgive the mixed metaphors). In short, I need to get the reps in.

polarization

Perspectives and Frames

8 minute read

Published:

We’re all walking through our own realities, each carrying our piece of the elephant. The question is: how do we learn to see the whole animal together?

policy

Why I’m starting a blog

4 minute read

Published:

If you knew me in my HKS days, you may remember me as “a writer”. I took most courses the school had to offer on the subject – Writing on Policy and Politics, Op-Ed Writing, Feature Writing and Speechwriting – and even started up a student group dedicated to the practice. Of course, to be a writer, you actually have to write. Regularly. Outside of when professional necessity impels, I have been sadly slacking on that front since graduation. So I guess this blog is a commitment device, a container for thoughts that drives them forward towards better writing (forgive the mixed metaphors). In short, I need to get the reps in.

prosocial design

First Semester Recap

6 minute read

Published:

I said I’d blog regularly. That hasn’t happened. But between fielding an experiment, working with PDN, facilitating a workshop at Roblox, and making friends, it’s been a packed semester.

research

Introducing the Pensieve

3 minute read

Published:

I built the Pensieve: a search tool that helps me trace concepts, authors, and arguments across my ever-expanding set of notes and papers.

Why I’m starting a blog

4 minute read

Published:

If you knew me in my HKS days, you may remember me as “a writer”. I took most courses the school had to offer on the subject – Writing on Policy and Politics, Op-Ed Writing, Feature Writing and Speechwriting – and even started up a student group dedicated to the practice. Of course, to be a writer, you actually have to write. Regularly. Outside of when professional necessity impels, I have been sadly slacking on that front since graduation. So I guess this blog is a commitment device, a container for thoughts that drives them forward towards better writing (forgive the mixed metaphors). In short, I need to get the reps in.

research updates

First Semester Recap

6 minute read

Published:

I said I’d blog regularly. That hasn’t happened. But between fielding an experiment, working with PDN, facilitating a workshop at Roblox, and making friends, it’s been a packed semester.

research-tools

Introducing the Pensieve

3 minute read

Published:

I built the Pensieve: a search tool that helps me trace concepts, authors, and arguments across my ever-expanding set of notes and papers.

semantic-search

Introducing the Pensieve

3 minute read

Published:

I built the Pensieve: a search tool that helps me trace concepts, authors, and arguments across my ever-expanding set of notes and papers.

social media

Perspectives and Frames

8 minute read

Published:

We’re all walking through our own realities, each carrying our piece of the elephant. The question is: how do we learn to see the whole animal together?

tech

Why I’m starting a blog

4 minute read

Published:

If you knew me in my HKS days, you may remember me as “a writer”. I took most courses the school had to offer on the subject – Writing on Policy and Politics, Op-Ed Writing, Feature Writing and Speechwriting – and even started up a student group dedicated to the practice. Of course, to be a writer, you actually have to write. Regularly. Outside of when professional necessity impels, I have been sadly slacking on that front since graduation. So I guess this blog is a commitment device, a container for thoughts that drives them forward towards better writing (forgive the mixed metaphors). In short, I need to get the reps in.

technology

First Semester Recap

6 minute read

Published:

I said I’d blog regularly. That hasn’t happened. But between fielding an experiment, working with PDN, facilitating a workshop at Roblox, and making friends, it’s been a packed semester.

Perspectives and Frames

8 minute read

Published:

We’re all walking through our own realities, each carrying our piece of the elephant. The question is: how do we learn to see the whole animal together?

writing

Why I’m starting a blog

4 minute read

Published:

If you knew me in my HKS days, you may remember me as “a writer”. I took most courses the school had to offer on the subject – Writing on Policy and Politics, Op-Ed Writing, Feature Writing and Speechwriting – and even started up a student group dedicated to the practice. Of course, to be a writer, you actually have to write. Regularly. Outside of when professional necessity impels, I have been sadly slacking on that front since graduation. So I guess this blog is a commitment device, a container for thoughts that drives them forward towards better writing (forgive the mixed metaphors). In short, I need to get the reps in.