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A historian for the ages
It was OK to disagree with Gordon Wood, but you couldn’t ignore him
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‘True superstars’
71 employees honored as Harvard Heroes for ‘selfless service’
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A promising first for researchers probing mental illness
Anxiety finding a highlight as brain stimulation trial raises new hopes for precision care
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Many children like ebooks. Experts cast a wary eye.
They say certain features helpful for developing comprehension skills but can also distract — particular problem in era when kids read less
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Constitution was made to be amended. So what’s stopping us?
Jill Lepore argues in her new Pulitzer-winning history that it desperately needs update, traces emergence of roadblocks
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How did Ben Franklin’s barber keep up with news on war for independence?
Houghton exhibit showcases newspapers, pamphlets, other media, offering on-the-ground view of what regular citizens knew, and when they knew it
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A life — and afterlife — in poetry
For Christian Wiman, ‘dead on the table’ more than once, suffering is no longer the only authentic thing
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Iranian history in tableaux
Photographer brings 11 key scenes from 20th century to life in Peabody exhibit
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