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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
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Campus & Community
‘Goodnight, sweet prince’
New holiday film reimagines couple’s searing grief over death of young son, how it inspired creation of ‘Hamlet’
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Health
Looking to build muscle? Lose weight? Need more protein, right? Probably not.
Forget influencers, nutritionist says. Here’s how much you really need, why too much can actually hurt you
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Nation & World
How AI is disrupting classroom, curriculum at community colleges
Conference examines ways to deal with unique vocational, educational challenges
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Arts & Culture
From the kitchen to the stage
A.R.T. plans ‘immersive’ adaptation of bestseller about African American cuisine
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Nation & World
Girls fell further behind in math during, after pandemic
Leading sociologist says emotional, family, social disruptions likelier cause than school closures
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Health
In the grip of ‘horror and anger,’ Gawande grows more determined
As global health suffers, his focus on patient-first systems feels more urgent than ever
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Science & Tech
Mapping our deep-rooted relationship with medicinal plants
Regions with longer histories of human settlement tend to have greater variety, study finds
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Nation & World
Our self-evident truths
New book takes as focus ‘greatest sentence ever written,’ how it may help a riven nation recall common values
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Arts & Culture
Tracy K. Smith thinks poetry could help bring us together, if we let it
Two-time U.S. poet laureate recalls her national project to encourage ‘notion that your life must be as important to you as mine is to me’
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Campus & Community
On the sea or in the lab, Olivia Hogan-Lopez knows the value of perseverance
Senior is researching how PFAS chemicals impact humans and the environment
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Science & Tech
Technically, it’s possible. Ethically, it’s complicated.
Surge in AI use heightens demand for Harvard program that examines social consequences of computer science work
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Campus & Community
How do you make a game-winning field goal?
It’s all in the preparation, Crimson kicker says. And don’t worry. Either way, you’re only as good (or bad) as your last kick.
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Health
How immigrant doctors fill critical gap in U.S. healthcare system
Science historian explores roots of American physician shortage and how to fix it
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Health
Why the Mediterranean diet works
In podcast, experts break down universal appeal, research-backed benefits of a health trend that adds more than it takes away
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Nation & World
Steven Pinker wants to hear your ideas – even the bad ones
Psychologist takes issue with cancel culture in ‘common knowledge’ conversation at the IOP
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Health
How habits in your 20s shape your heart for life
Young adulthood offers critical window to greatly reduce future risk of cardiovascular disease, according to new study
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Campus & Community
An animal obsession, singing gadget, and secret accessory
Psychology professor defies the cold with cuddly, hearty, cozy things
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Campus & Community
Life and times of ‘the birth certificate of the U.S.’
First-years spend semester delving into 1770s texts, influences that shaped nation, its founding document
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Health
8 trajectories for long COVID
Study captures variability of a condition that affects millions
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Campus & Community
Building momentum on open inquiry
Schools implement recommendations to foster more, better conversations on tough topics around campus
