Senior Kevin Guo, a computer science major, and junior Erin Hovendon, studying mechanical engineering, are on widely divergent paths at MIT. But their lives do intersect in one dimension: They share an understanding that their political science and public policy minors provide crucial perspectives on their research and future careers.For Guo, the connection between computer science and policy emerged through his work at MIT’s Election Data and Science Lab. “When I started, I was just looking for a place to learn how to code and do data science,” he reflects….
