World Why virtual isn’t actual, especially when it comes to friends Tech, society expert Turkle warns growing number of chatbots for companionship isn’t good for individuals, or democracy
Nation What the Osage taught Scorsese about ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ Members to detail role of tribe in making of new film, legacy of murders on community at Kennedy School event
Health Scorecard reveals risk of dementia, stroke Researchers developed Brain Care Score to assess how current habits will impact future brain health
Health Legacy of heading off deaths from industrial air pollution Dominici details decades-old Harvard roots of latest findings showing particles from coal-fired power plants deadliest
The lesson of an ashtray Former Bioethics Fellow Jay Baruch ’02 recalls impatient patient who pulled her own breathing tube (and lived to tell about it) in new memoir DateSeptember 9, 2022November 8, 2023
From Rodney King to George Floyd Anna Deavere Smith broadens, updates ‘Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992’ in new revival at A.R.T. DateSeptember 6, 2022November 8, 2023
A page from the pros Harvard Library staffers give their recommendations for late-summer reads DateAugust 17, 2022November 8, 2023
Feeling ‘Clueless’? Here’s why Jane Austen never seems to get old ‘Pride and Prejudice’ audiences, readers still smile at its razor-sharp observations on money, class, social types DateAugust 3, 2022August 4, 2022
Facing the challenges of chronic ills Meghan O’Rourke says those with maladies like long COVID, Lyme disease need to be ‘heard,’ taken seriously DateAugust 2, 2022November 8, 2023
Dreams of land deferred Tracy K. Smith’s new opera explores nation’s long history of systematic barriers to Black ownership DateAugust 1, 2022November 8, 2023
Maybe this book will change your life Harvard scholars share from experience stories and ideas of uncommon wisdom DateJuly 27, 2022November 8, 2023
Knowledge isn’t everything Scholar’s essays embrace everyday uncertainty DateJuly 27, 2022November 8, 2023
Some dads are super, some are stupid. Meet Mr. Neither. Keith Gessen on the anxiety, confusion, evolution behind memoir ‘Raising Raffi’ DateJuly 13, 2022November 8, 2023
Who is your favorite literary hero, villain? Some of Harvard’s best-known readers, writers weigh in DateJune 28, 2022July 7, 2022
Funny lady Emma Eun-joo Choi ’23 dishes on her NPR comedy podcast — and that guy with pay phone in his yard DateJune 27, 2022July 6, 2022
Elif Batuman returns to Harvard Author and alum borrowed from her own life, then and now, to pen ‘Either/Or’ DateJune 22, 2022November 8, 2023
Make it new (by making it old) Harvard Art Museums conservator Allison Jackson explains how she gilded, aged frame on 19th century painting on display DateJune 16, 2022June 21, 2022
Finding fresh perspectives in ‘1776’ History gives actors in cross-gendered, racially diverse revival a chance to mine complexities of race, slavery, humanity DateJune 2, 2022November 8, 2023
Bringing 17th-century Enlightenment tradition to Memorial Hall Undergraduate Salon aims to revive ‘age of conversation,’ particularly about bridges between sciences, humanities DateMay 11, 2022May 10, 2022
How she went from being academic to creating Netflix show about one Annie Julia Wyman says her suggestibility led to ‘The Chair’ DateApril 19, 2022
Like plunging over a waterfall Natalie Hodges ’19 details how she immersed herself in violin amid struggles with racism, family discord and how she got free DateApril 18, 2022November 8, 2023
In the key of Lakota: Rapper Frank Waln performs at ArtLab Award-winning hip-hop artist uses music as an outlet for healing and education DateApril 7, 2022April 8, 2022
‘Into the Woods,’ together Campus theater groups of color collaborate on diverse Sondheim show DateApril 7, 2022November 8, 2023
Turning spotlight on Broadway’s representation problem Class closely examines who is cast for what role, how cultural identity is portrayed DateApril 7, 2022November 8, 2023
Art with a conscience Prints from the Brandywine Workshop and Archives, at the Harvard Art Museums, address social issues DateApril 7, 2022April 8, 2022
Becoming Julia Child Culinary expert at Schlesinger Library, which holds celebrity chef’s archival collection, examines her enduring legacy DateApril 6, 2022August 25, 2022
A funny thing happened in comedy Radcliffe event focusing on gender looks at changes taking place as once-marginalized performers shake things up DateApril 5, 2022
A gallery of their own 260 submissions go on exhibit for the second Harvard Staff art show DateApril 1, 2022November 8, 2023
Why do some bands rocket when others sputter out? Don’t discount influence of serendipity in success of Beatles, other artists, Cass Sunstein says DateMarch 29, 2022November 8, 2023
Looking at how ‘Hair’ works Theater, Dance & Media course — part theory and part hands-on — examines medium, message of musical theater DateMarch 29, 2022
Lady Gaga recognized by Harvard Foundation Receives Artist of the Year award at 36th Annual Cultural Rhythms DateMarch 29, 2022November 8, 2023
Turning right at musical theater Julia Riew was on pre-med track before figuring out she needed to change course DateMarch 28, 2022November 8, 2023
Damon Galgut wanted to challenge his readers, especially the white ones Booker Prize winner connects narrative choices to ‘very uncomfortable power dynamic’ DateMarch 24, 2022June 8, 2023
Reclaiming Indigenous languages, cultures Latinx studies scholar says colonial legacies left them devalued, at risk of being forever lost DateMarch 21, 2022March 22, 2022
