Tag: Harvard Society of Fellows
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Genuine heroines
Answering Joseph Campbell’s ‘Hero with a Thousand Faces,’ Maria Tatar reveals multitudes in her new book.
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Harvard’s Isaiah Andrews awarded a MacArthur
Harvard Professor Isaiah Andrews is honored with a MacArthur for his work in econometrics.
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Advice to students: Don’t be afraid to ask for help
Anthony A. Jack urges students not to be afraid of asking for help.
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Are we alone in the universe?
Harvard astronomer Laura Kreidberg studies the atmospheres of extrasolar planets to search for signs of life.
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Fish teeth mark periods of evolution
Based on close examination of thousands of fossilized fish teeth, a Harvard researcher found that, while the asteroid impact that killed off the dinosaurs did lead to the extinction of some fish species, it also set the stage for two periods of rapid evolution among marine life.
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Spotting speedy brain activity
Using ultra-fast MRI scans, scientists are able to track rapid oscillations in brain activity that previously would have gone undetected, a development that could open the door to understanding fast-occurring cognitive processes that once appeared off-limits to scientists.
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The Harvard that was
Alumni from the 1950s to 2000s share their memories of Harvard and historical events that marked their time in Cambridge.
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Oh, the humanity
Using digitized books as a “cultural genome,” a team of researchers from Harvard, Google, Encyclopaedia Britannica, and the American Heritage Dictionary, unveil a quantitative approach to centuries of trends.
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Tracing the roots of political thought
Going back millennia, Harvard’s Eric Nelson studies the emerging republican ideals that defined liberty and eventually displaced monarchy.
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Fryer brings mathematical economics to stubborn racial issues
Roland G. Fryer Jr. is a brave man. An economist and self-described math geek, Fryer plunges fearlessly into the roiling waters of racial inequality, often surfacing with findings that contradict…
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Bringing back the ancient muses
The epic verse of Homer, the love poems of Sappho, the tragedies of Sophocles, and the comedies of Aristophanes – all were accompanied by music. Yet that music – its…