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4 things we learned this week

Sy Boles

Harvard Staff Writer

February 27, 2025 1 min read

How closely have you been following the Gazette? Take our quiz to find out.

Lots of women don’t trust AI. An orange a day might stave off the psychiatrist. One thing everyone should know about heart disease. More choice isn’t always a good thing. Take our news quiz to see how much you learned from the Gazette this week.

1. How much lower is the AI adoption rate among women compared to men, on average, according to research out of the Business School?

10 percent

25 percent

40 percent

42 percent

2. Eating an orange a day may cut depression risk by 20 percent. Why might that be, according to the lead researcher of the study?

Oranges stimulate the growth of a gut bacteria that influences dopamine and serotonin production

Citrus fruits block the reuptake of serotonin in the brain, much like the antidepressant class SSRIs

People who eat oranges are more likely to have an overall balanced diet, which is important for mood regulation

Oranges smell nice, and nice smells elevate mood

3. Which dietary change could save almost three deaths a minute, according to Chan School heart specialist Goodarz Danaei?

Drinking a cup of green tea a day

Cutting salt consumption by 30 percent

Eating red meat once a week

4. In her new book, alum Sophia Rosenfeld explores how choice became synonymous with which of the following concepts:

Truth

Paralysis

Self-realization

Freedom

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