I'm currently pursuing degrees in physics & possibly CS with Penn's VIPER program and trying to make the world a better place. More about me in the sections below.
Hello! I'm Arunim, a student at the University of Pennsylvania studying Physics, maybe some CS, Philosophy, and/or Math. I'm quite interested in effective altruism , in the sense of maximizing good/wellbeing while minimizing suffering. Current areas of interest: AI alignment, global poverty, climate adaptation, policy, and forecasting. As of now, these are quite broad, but I'll narrow them down soon. Generally aiming for utopia in the long run!
Outside of school, I absolutely love to practice sleight-of-hand, run moderately long distances, and test my creative limits at makerspaces (check out some of my favorite projects ). My free time is most often devoted to these passions, as well as to reading Calvin and Hobbes or watching/reading the Adventures of Tintin. I also spend some time working to end sexual violence, as a member of ASAP at Penn .