Sam Chen
Biography

I'm currently a sophomore at Harvard from Boston, Massachusetts. I study Computer Science, Mathematics, and Psychology. Currently, I work on mechanistic interpretability in the Computation, Cognition, and Development Lab and Hierarchical Reinforcement Learning under Kempner and the Brantley Lab.

I was a competitive debater, ranking at my peak 6th nationally in Public Forum. I went on to found Outreach Debate, a debate non-profit with 1,800+ members and 300+ volunteers, as well as 2 businesses in the education space doing 5 and 6 figures in revenue.

about me
I enjoy reading about philosophy and psychology. Some works include Nietzsche's Genealogy of Morality, Seneca's Letters to Lucilius, and Gladwell's Outliers.
I'm a strong believer in education and its power to transform lives. I think it is uniquely underindexed and will require intentionality to be effective in a post-AGI world.
Lo-fi with rain in the background, Adele, and Coldplay.
I'm always in the mood for spikeball. I enjoy basketball recreationally and love to meet new people.

01 — Writing

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People as Vectors of Direction

High achievers struggle with a gap between what they want and where they are. I suggest looking around you first.

Why Journal

Journal for the small changes in life, not the big ones.

I'm Still an Optimist

Choose optimism even now

03 — Contact

Get in touch

Always happy to talk research, startups, or debate.

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