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Science & Tech
Who knew self-improvement could be so terrifying?
Contemplating a future where machines break free of human meddling
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Science & Tech
Should quitting smartphones be this hard?
Tips for breaking toxic addiction to tech, even when work won’t let you let go
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Science & Tech
Digital life doesn’t have to be this way
Writer, activist Cory Doctorow wants you to be mad about tech monopoly — but not blindly terrified of AI
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Nation & World
What role should ‘diversity,’ ‘pluralism’ play in higher education?
Cornell William Brooks, Kevin Roberts spar over whether race-conscious programs still needed
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Campus & Community
Why we love the Charles
Some go to the river to move; others to write, relax, reflect, or just people-watch
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Nation & World
Is cursive worth learning?
Pencil-and-paper asks more of a student than a keyboard. Maybe that’s the point.
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Science & Tech
What do you know about the Nobels?
Harvard’s history with the prestigious prize may surprise you
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Nation & World
Taking vital training home
With help from the i-Lab, two students tackle improving education in the DRC, healthcare in rural Mongolia
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Arts & Culture
Why a fight might be just what your group needs
Priya Parker says sometimes reckoning with buried tensions can help reconnect group to values, identity — and one another
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Science & Tech
Who’s in charge here?
Scholars, industry leaders debate how to reduce risks of AI, ensure humans remain in charge of development
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Arts & Culture
‘Design is not a single thing,’ and these projects prove it
Complexity is a common theme in GSD students’ option studios
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Work & Economy
Why AI hasn’t triggered mass layoffs — yet
Artificial intelligence can do some jobs already, but experts say CEOs have good reasons to keep humans on the payroll
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Campus & Community
Harvard launches $150 million research initiative
University plans range of awards in basic and applied science, seeking to meet ‘moment of remarkable opportunity’
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Science & Tech
How Harvard scientists built genomics outpost on Gloucester harbor
It started with idea to help beleaguered fishermen. Now marine science lab promotes healthy fisheries, trains local workforce, seeks clues to longevity
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Science & Tech
Taming the Duck, for starters
David Malan says CS50’s AI tutor is a net positive — and getting better
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Arts & Culture
Helping us make our way ‘through a world that can feel broken’
Maria Tatar has spent her career tracing evolution of folk, fairy tales, explaining why they still matter
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Work & Economy
Who’ll win AI race? U.S.? China? Maybe no one.
Economist Jason Furman says being first will likely matter only in some areas, but risks of going rogue will be shared problem
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Science & Tech
Curios and curiouser
With exhibits including a dodo, fish mummified in pearl, and a ‘King Kong’-connected Komodo, ‘discovering the stories is one of the best jobs’
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Health
The healing power of gene therapy
How researchers are seeing their work changing lives — from restoring children’s hearing to saving a baby born with a fatal disease
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Nation & World
Is it time to start cutting red tape on government programs?
Journalist’s new book argues ‘administrative burden’ unfairly hits nation’s most vulnerable hardest, suggests solutions
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Nation & World
Old global order has been ‘ruptured.’ What will new one look like?
Law School initiative examines U.S. national security, role of Congress, emergence of AI in bid to prepare future leaders amid seismic shifts
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Science & Tech
One effort to safeguard humanity: AI ‘constitutions’
Berkman Klein Center heard calls to keep models ‘honest, helpful, harmless.’ It’s a work in progress.
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Work & Economy
Dumbest question is the one you never ask, says Amazon CEO
AI competition – among companies and in the labor market – also on Jassy’s mind in HBS talk
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Nation & World
Democracy? Some founders were skeptical.
Historians detail how, why Constitution became (and remains) work in progress
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Arts & Culture
Why John Coltrane still matters
Jazz experts, scholars detail how iconic saxophonist, who would have turned 100 this year, reshaped most American musical genre
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Science & Tech
Chatbot attachment issues
When AI companions get a personality update, some users respond with grief, study finds
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Arts & Culture
What ‘good luck’ means to a coal miner
Berlin artist explores labor, pride, and unsung heroes of Germany’s ‘economic miracle’ in Harvard exhibit
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Work & Economy
Record 38% of new vehicle sales to be EVs in 2030, study finds
Report sees strong growth despite recent loss of federal incentives
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Nation & World
You like Ike. But AI may help campaigns figure how to ensure you actually vote
Strategists predict powerful new technology will bring seismic shifts in U.S. political life
