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Science & Tech
Rethinking — and reframing — superintelligence
Microsoft researcher says separating AI from people makes systems dangerous and unproductive
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Health
Break in the case for long COVID investigators
Research highlighting chronic inflammation opens path to treating illness that affects millions of Americans
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Science & Tech
First, male gets heated up, then female, and then, you know
Study shows infrared radiation from plants serves as invitation to pollinating insects
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Campus & Community
5 from Harvard named Marshall Scholars
Awards for 4 students, 1 alumna — more than any other institution — support graduate studies in the United Kingdom
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Work & Economy
How capitalism came to rule modern life
Sven Beckert’s new history traces complex global evolution of system that continues to shift, disrupt even now
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Arts & Culture
‘Wonder’ director senses your skepticism
But argues ‘radical’ kindness depicted in musical version of bestseller — making world premiere at A.R.T. — might be just what we need right now
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Health
The problem with the school smartphone debate
Study finds most districts already regulate devices. Is the real issue enforcement?
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Work & Economy
Why self-appraisals may not be best way to judge job performance
Research shows women, workers of color rate themselves lower; manager ratings tend to mirror them if bosses read rankings before writing their own
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Science & Tech
Science needs contrarians, and contrarians need support
Institute of Quantitative Social Science initiative tailored to researchers exploring provocative ideas
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Work & Economy
Does ‘work from anywhere’ really work?
Take our research-based quiz to test your knowledge of office culture trends
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Nation & World
What’s working, not on front lines of AI in classroom
Tech, education experts share new initiatives on learner profiles, making STEM more accessible, ‘microschool’ experiments
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Health
Just who gets a say at FDA public drug-approval hearings?
New research shows negative voices are relatively rare in drug approval hearings.
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Health
Your digital twin might save your life
AI, statistics offer new possibilities for personalized medicine
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Health
How a toxin from the gut microbiome may help spark colorectal cancer
Findings suggest colibactin may be promising target for disease prevention
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Health
‘This is it. This is exactly what I want to do.’
Michael VanRooyen started running toward trouble more than 30 years ago. He’s still going.
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Campus & Community
‘Our students are seeking not just to coexist, but to understand’
8 projects win Building Bridges grants to spark constructive dialogue on campus
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Nation & World
A call for corporate America to step up on homeless crisis
Business School initiative brings together leaders from business, government, academia
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Arts & Culture
Writing like it’s a ‘game of telephone’
Students workshop TV script ideas in course designed as writers room ‘bootcamp’
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Science & Tech
Cracking the code of why, when some choose to ‘self-handicap’
New research also offers hints for devising ways to stop students from creating obstacles to success
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Science & Tech
How memory works (and doesn’t)
In podcast, scientists explain why remembering is more reconstruction than replay
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Campus & Community
Roy Parviz Mottahedeh, 84
At a meeting of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences on Dec. 2, 2025, the following tribute to the life and service of the late Roy Parviz Mottahedeh was spread upon the permanent records of the Faculty.
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Campus & Community
Karel Frederik Liem, 73
At a meeting of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences on Dec. 2, 2025, the following tribute to the life and service of the late Karel Frederik Liem was spread upon the permanent records of the Faculty.
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Work & Economy
Anxious about retirement savings? Avoid these mistakes.
Complexity of finance system sets up many for failure, argues economics professor
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Arts & Culture
You’re not the only one who’s bored
‘Blank Space’ author says pop culture of 21st century has mostly been a dud
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Health
Why stress can make your hair fall out
Closer look at two-part reaction may offer researchers insights into autoimmune disease
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Health
Nighttime exposure to light may raise cardiovascular risk by up to 50%
New research suggests that it disrupts biological clock
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Nation & World
Think the viral meme of that legislator is funny?
Political philosopher says rampant schadenfreude among electorate poses risk to democracy
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Health
Why childhood obesity endures, grows
Issues are complex, touch on lifestyle, culture, genetics, economy, policy
