Hiya Jain

Hey, I am Hiya — I write indiscriminately (but am partial to the history of science) and am curious about the idea of engineering experiences and things that evoke wonder!

You can find some of my more recent writing here:

I grew up in Ahmedabad, India but recently moved to New York City where I am a senior at Barnard College, Columbia University. I am on the tail-end of an incredibly fun double major in Neuroscience and History.

Since last summer, I have been working as a research assistant to Mark Mazower on his historical trade-book (Forthcoming; September 2025). Equally, I am spending time building a thesis on the foundations of mathematical aesthetics in the late modern period, with a particular focus on Henri Poincaré.

The summer before, I had the opportunity to work at the intersection of my interests as a literary research assistant to Matthew Stanley on a long-form work in the history of science. Before that, I focused on building an asynchronous all ages course on metacognition or learning how to learn for Kubrio, an online education platform. And prior to that, I was fortunate enough to be able to drop out (with support from Emergent Ventures) and take a gap year in San Francisco following my first stint at university, forming my own thesis of what learning should look like.

I would love to chat (or grab coffee if you happen to be in New York) — please do reach out! I am very happy to get emails on jainhiya1212@gmail.com, or you can send me a DM on Twitter :)

Other stuff:

What I am reading currently: Late Night Thoughts on Listening to Mahler's Ninth Symphony by Lewis Thomas