Nikesh Shrestha: It's All Going To Work Out
Nikesh (M20) is a software engineer at an SF-based fintech company. He grew up in three different cities in Nepal before coming to Minerva. He recently started living a nomadic life, hopping between c...
31 Jan 202333min
Jon Wilkins: Title TK
Jon Wilkins is a theoretical evolutionary biologist and poet. After years of being buffeted around the intellectual ocean, he has washed up on the welcoming shores of Minerva, where he spends his time...
27 Jan 202324min
Pelle Van Dam: Nature Teaches
After the first semester of his second year in Seoul, Pelle (M25!) decided to take a gap year. The former M24 is currently volunteering for the climate justice movement - back home in the Netherlands....
24 Jan 202328min
Svitlana Midianko: Finding Home Within Yourself
Svitlana (M22) grew up in Ukraine and embraced unknowns by participating in the US exchange program when she was 15. Following that, one of her greatest learning experiences was hitchhiking 10,000 km ...
22 Jan 202330min
Grace Woods-Puckett: From Law to Tour Guiding in Berlin - Why You Should Embrace Non-Linearity
Professor Woods-Puckett talks about her journey of growing up in a household that equally valued science and art and how that drove her to be an Arts and Humanities professor. Professor Woods-Puckett ...
17 Jan 202325min
Taipei SL Team: 緣份 - Serendipity
“I question why I take this job every day,” said the Taipei City Director. Why? Wait, who is this city director anyway? The Student Life team supports Minervan's learning and living outside of the...
15 Jan 202343min
New Year's Special: Randomly Calling Minervans
Our host, Ben Chen, catches up with Minerva alumni by randomly calling them. Alumni share their New Year's goals, holiday plans, and other fun stories from flight cancellations to making peppermint ba...
10 Jan 202325min
Christmas Special: Around the World
M26 students gather together with our host Jules to discuss their favorite traditions, movies, songs, drinks, and so much more during this special holiday season. Tune in to hear stories from all arou...
30 Des 202228min
