Born and raised in Los Angeles, Manny Medrano studies the history of antiquarianism, archaeology, and museums, with a focus on the material culture of the Andes. His research interests span the history of science and mathematics, digital humanities, and the history of knowledge in South America and the wider world. He is an expert on khipus – undeciphered knotted string devices used for recording information in the Inka Empire. Manny holds a BA in Applied Mathematics from Harvard College, magna cum laude, and an MPhil in Social Anthropology from the University of St Andrews, where he was a Marshall Scholar. He entered Harvard’s History PhD program in 2022.