Weichen Zhang

Weichen Zhang is a first-year master’s student in Earth Sciences at the University of Amsterdam. He really likes nature and touching some grass, maybe that's why he chose this major. In his spare time, he enjoys a variety of activities, including cooking, listening to music, staying active, sketching, and of course, writing. He is one of the editors for Inter Magazine. He believes writing is a form of creation, through which he builds a deeper connection between the world and himself.

The Nearest Little Aliens: Soil Organisms

By Weichen Zhang Illustration by Zofia Jankowska While humans are busy looking up in the sky to find other extraterrestrials on other planets, one look down is all it would take to find an entire new world awaiting our discovery. Soil organisms live in the soil and are usually not seen by most of us,…

New Era, Infinite Notifs, and Reshaped Senses

By Weichen Zhang Illustration by Helena Nascimento The other day, seven in the evening, I was on my way back home, only to realize I forgot my charger at school. It should not have a lasting influence because I am going back to campus within twenty-four hours, but I was anxious the whole way. I…

After the End of Holocene: Homo Sapiens Creating Its New Path

By Weichen Zhang Illustration by Madelene Nitzsche Nighttime comes after the end of daytime, and then the sun comes up from the east. A new day, another cycle. At a larger time scale, people all over the world observe season cycles in a year, with one season swiftly following the end of the previous. The…