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Trio of astronomers discuss a giant leap for a man, 50 years later
Summer reading picks from faculty and staff
Warm-weather dining and drinking options abound around Harvard Square; menu, anyone?
Campus
One thing to change: Embrace mindfulness
Ellen Langer talks about using its techniques to see the world as it actually is
Campus
Helping teachers learn
Conference aids educators in turning latest research into classroom innovation
Science
A new spin on an old question
DNA helicopters offer insight into how biological machines power living things
Science
A way to make Mars habitable
Silica aerogel could warm its surface the way greenhouse gases trap Earth’s heat
News
Interim faculty deans named for Winthrop House
Mark Gearan and Mary Herlihy-Gearan will take over in August
Science
Beneath the surface
Theory that ridged skin helps dolphins swim is debunked
Health
Study: Doctor burnout costs health care system $4.6 billion a year
Work highlights economic cost in lost time, turnover
Campus
One thing to change: Anecdotes aren’t data
Steven Pinker wants clearer delineation between facts and feelings
Health
Spare the medical resident and spoil nothing
Capping hours at 80 per week does not seem to hurt quality of care provided by doctors-in-training
News
Wyss donates third major gift
Entrepreneur and philanthropist contributes $131 million more to the institute that bears his name
Campus
’Tis the season for al fresco
Warm-weather dining and drinking options abound around Harvard Square; menu, anyone?
Health
Want to live past 100?
(Hint: It’s got nothing to do with more exercise and less red meat)
Focal Point
Ellen Langer talks about using its techniques to see the world as it actually is
Archon Fung thinks moving to 100 percent voter turnout would improve the political landscape
Lisa Randall argues that fewer cars, more pedestrians make a more collaborative city
Science & Technology
DNA helicopters offer insight into how biological machines power living things
Silica aerogel could warm its surface the way greenhouse gases trap Earth’s heat
Trio of astronomers discuss a giant leap for a man, 50 years later
Arts & Humanities
Professor reckons with his family’s history in a study of his talented, if eccentric, relative’s art
English Professor Stephanie Burt rethinks our relationship with poetry