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Campus & Community
Looks like a book. Reads, to some, like a threat.
Houghton exhibit explores forbidden history
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Science & Tech
Her science writing is not for the squeamish
It takes a lot to gross out ‘Replaceable You’ author Mary Roach
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Science & Tech
Over 60 and online
In new book, law professor busts myths about ‘hapless grandparents’ in the digital age
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Campus & Community
‘How old are you? 70s? You’re JV, maybe next year.’
Olympic gold winner Bill Becklean has been at crew for 75 years, will be coxing boat of octogenarians at Head of the Charles
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Campus & Community
Harvard reports operating deficit amid federal funding cuts
University continues to advance teaching and research in face of significant financial challenges
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Arts & Culture
Was ‘Aeneid’ critiquing or glorifying empire?
Authors of new translation dig into lasting impact of epic that Virgil wanted burned
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Arts & Culture
When your English teacher writes a book on Taylor Swift
Professor Stephanie Burt examines star’s influence, work ethic, why her music matters
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Health
Researchers report ‘astounding’ obesity surge in U.S.
Prevalence rises to 70 percent under definition that includes measures other than just BMI
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Nation & World
Putin doesn’t care what we think
Journalists Baker and Glasser explore how Russian leader has interpreted, defied ambitions of U.S. leaders
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Health
How sexism in medicine continues to endanger women’s health
Radcliffe symposium explores persistent bias in care today, from marginalizing heart disease symptoms to over-diagnosing anxiety
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Work & Economy
Want Americans to love EVs? Fix this.
U.S. consumers aren’t thinking about daily needs when buying a car, says former GM chief economist
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Health
‘Dry January’ helped drive drinking rates to 96-year low
Health experts say rise of sober-curious movement, shifts in tech, meds likely made difference in wake of pandemic excess
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Nation & World
Time for mandatory retirement ages for lawmakers, judges, presidents?
Americans seem to mostly say yes; legal, medical scholars point to complexities of setting limits
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Science & Tech
Harsh past might bare its teeth
Early adversity leads to higher aggression and fearfulness in adult canines, study says
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Arts & Culture
Brief bursts of wisdom
Aphorism lover and historian James Geary reflects on how ancient literary art form fits into age of social media
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Campus & Community
Flew home as Will Flintoft, returned as Rhodes Scholar
Applied math concentrator to study computer science, theology with eye toward AI
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Science & Tech
What will AI mean for humanity?
Scholars from range of disciplines see red flags, possibilities ahead
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Health
Cancer is rising among younger people — why?
In podcast, experts outline potential factors driving trend and how to reduce risk
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Science & Tech
‘Human exceptionalism is at the root of the ecological crisis’
Saving the planet requires getting over ourselves, argues author of ‘The Arrogant Ape’
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Science & Tech
Lauren Williams awarded MacArthur ‘genius grant’
Math professor honored for theoretical breakthroughs with sometimes surprising applications across phenomena such as tsunamis, traffic
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Health
A condition more common than asthma or diabetes, yet often ignored
Women with heavy menstrual bleeding wait five years on average for care. Wyss technology could change that.
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Science & Tech
‘She had a sense of caring for everybody that she encountered.’
Richard Wrangham remembers his teacher and colleague Jane Goodall as a force of science, empathy, and hope
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Science & Tech
A real butterfly effect
Saga that winds through centuries, continents results in newly recognized species being named in honor of Harvard biologist
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Campus & Community
She pioneered study of hip-hop as high art
Harvard renames first-of-its-kind archive after founder Marcyliena Morgan, who died recently at age 75
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Nation & World
Rebutting ‘myths of inequality’
Former veteran legislator, economist Phil Gramm argues unequal distribution of wealth inevitable; policy to engineer level playing field is mistake
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Work & Economy
The fear: Wholesale cheating with AI at work, school. The reality: It’s complicated.
ChatGPT usage appears ‘more wholesome and practical’ than researchers expected
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Nation & World
U.S. needs to keep its friends closer, Pence says
First-term Trump VP: ‘If America isn’t leading the free world, the free world is not being led.’
