Science & Tech

Kennedy School team says shared fandom has promise as undervalued social ‘medicine’ for division, isolation

Legal expert says canine law provides useful framework for leashing AI

Rare gems shine in new Harvard exhibit

‘The vision of the future being pushed by tech moguls is not necessarily a vision we’ve all bought into.’

They say certain features helpful for developing comprehension skills but can also distract — particular problem in era when kids read less

Mandë Holford uncovers the secrets of deadly marine mollusks, how their toxins work with such targeted efficiency

Exhibit showcases tools that powered Revolutionary America

Radcliffe fellow explores vulnerable life stage we share with chimps

Authors of book about classroom AI see growing void where foundational knowledge used to be

Berkman Klein researchers unveil new tool to verify identity, let users limit information they share, where it is stored

Researchers say creation of startups suggests game-changing tech may be developing at faster pace than expected

The perils of seeking empathy from a chatbot

In podcast, experts break down evolution and biology of this special relationship

If you’ve got thalassophobia, this research-backed quiz is not for you.

Experts say capabilities of agentic AI rising, along with risk to personal data, economy, national security

‘Dark Frontier’ author details life in one of Earth’s harshest environments and quest to carve out ‘national parks’ of the oceans

You don’t have to be a purist to say yes. You might just be ‘album oriented.’

The questions that keep scientists up at night 

Anthropologist traces split between Homo sapiens and Neanderthals, other human forms

Learning tech expert says it may take over writing software. Our job? Imagine possibilities, articulate what we want, evaluate.

Geoscientists track when Earth went from ‘just another planet’ to ‘something very special’

Management, branding, marketing, history scholars trace all ways Apple changed industries, our relationship to tech — and to each other

Renewed gift significantly expands the impact of early-career support

Researchers unblock embryonic regrowth mechanism that shuts down after birth in mice

University physicists gain new window into superconductivity by improving device pioneered by Harvard Nobelist Percy Bridgman

In new book, author Michael Pollan explores nonhuman sentience, stream of thought, AI

Physicists take souped-up ChatGPT out for a spin, return home with significant discovery 

In podcast, teachers talk about how they’re using technology to supercharge critical thinking rather than replace it

Stem cell biologists discover how to regenerate type damaged in ALS, spinal cord injuries

Harvard’s Lauren Williams, a MacArthur ‘genius,’ joins international effort to challenge notions of AI supremacy