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Arts & Culture
What it’s really like to be young
Harvard faculty recommend books that capture youth in all its joy and agony
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Nation & World
Linda Bilmes is doing the math
Kennedy School budget analyst has made it her life’s mission to elucidate the heavy toll of war: ‘If we don’t account for something, we don’t value it.’
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Science & Tech
Is there a philosopher in the house?
Tech insiders call for humanist-scientist discourse amid ‘Copernican moment’ of AI age
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Science & Tech
Can you tell an amorphophallus from an aspergillus?
Word nerds, classicists, and botanists, it’s your time to shine in etymology quiz inspired by Div School book
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Health
How did her sister become so sick so fast?
Joan Brugge’s decadeslong professional fight against cancer began when she tried to make sense of a tragedy
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Nation & World
When everything is politics on campus
Sociologist Neil Gross argues polarization undermining education opportunities, lays out how students might change things
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Nation & World
Where U.S. has lost ground since 9/11
FDNY chief, admiral who survived Pentagon attack, Time journalist say decline in national unity since then is perhaps most damaging problem
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Health
Who needs opioids?
HSDM team explores how artificial intelligence could help clinicians tailor pain treatment to individual patients
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Health
Does having a bad dream make you a bad person?
Psychologist breaks down what those negative night narratives might be trying to tell you
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Health
Has pancreatic cancer met its match?
Frontline researcher sees newly approved medication as ‘critical first step’ toward transformation of care
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Science & Tech
What it takes to solve math’s toughest problems
Logic skills, yes, but also two seemingly incompatible traits: Confidence and humility
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Nation & World
Has Homeland Security kept up with its mission?
Former DHS secretary says U.S. safer now than before 9/11, agency has largely successfully evolved with emerging threats
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Science & Tech
When the sea steals homes and jobs
Along West Africa’s Gulf of Guinea, Salata Institute research is helping communities weigh excruciating choices
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Health
More evidence that mass shootings are suicidal acts
New research finds national peaks for suicides, gun rampages take place within days of each other in summer
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Nation & World
Survey of young researchers raises concerns over future of science in U.S.
Fewer planning careers in academy, nation, and more doubt value of Ph.D. amid policy shifts in funding, international students
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Nation & World
A new diplomacy for 21st century as economic, political, tech power shifts
New Harvard Kennedy School program to focus on emerging issues, building bench of professionals, scholarship on negotiation, building and managing ties
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Campus & Community
Dustin Tingley named vice provost for advances in learning
He will lead University efforts in pedagogical innovation, digital education, and ways tech can support teaching, lifelong learning, research
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Campus & Community
‘Our University is, at its heart, an affirmation of humanity’
Garber reminds faculty, students at Morning Prayers that AI is powerful technology but human intelligence, values remain in charge
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Health
Why is yogurt good for us?
Genghis Khan supposedly fed it to his troops for strength and bravery. He might have been onto something.
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Arts & Culture
Strange encounters with family
For photography scholar, albums are a poignant reminder of the details a picture leaves out
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Health
Pioneering cancer fighter sees promise beyond melanoma breakthrough
‘This is not a time that we should be pulling back,’ says Catherine Wu. ‘It’s a very, very exciting time in the field.’
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Arts & Culture
Reliving 2020 through fiction
Instructor’s debut novel joins growing subgenre of books confronting pandemic’s surreal early days
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Science & Tech
Will Meta settlement reduce physical, mental health risks for young users?
Experts say many of its terms may help limit use, negative social comparisons, but regulation may still be necessary
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Health
Note to stressed parents: Instead of trying to be perfect, do this.
Experts offer tips for raising children while overwhelmed
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Campus & Community
‘Very excited to start this new chapter of my life’
Scenes from the Yard on move-in day
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Campus & Community
Hope, joy, heavy lifting
Bittersweet goodbyes and jitters make way for excitement as Class of 2030 settles in on move-in day
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Health
Which diet is right for you? Wrong question.
Quiz based on Daniel Lieberman’s new book looks at food fads through evolutionary lens
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Health
Crackers are past date on box. Should I toss them?
Policy expert says new California law highlights need for national standards on safety labels to cut high levels of U.S. food waste
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Arts & Culture
Mystery statue unearthed at Sardis archaeological dig
2,500-year-old marble sculpture of young man hid face-down for centuries, broken and recycled as paving stones
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Nation & World
Making the case for independent science
Med School lecturer nods to wider implications in blueprint for Hungary
