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Harvard fall semester schedule
Harvard bestirs itself for the fall term.
John Stilgoe's summer course teaches acute observation of the American landscape
The historian teaches students about the beauty of tools and of knowing how to use them.
Paul Zeitz established the math-focused Proof School in San Francisco
A private San Francisco middle school and high school nurture a passion for numbers.
by Violet Baron
Bee hunting with Thomas D. Seeley: an excerpt from "Following the Wild Bees"
Thomas D. Seeley on the craft and science of bee hunting
Born to Rest: Why Exercise is Hard
Evolution shaped humans to rest—and to run only when absolutely necessary.
Off the Shelf
Recent books with Harvard connections
Printing wires in three dimensions
A new kind of 3-D printer forms wires in midair.
Spy novelist Joseph Finder, on the guilt and gumption that drive his writing
Joseph Finder makes technology the texture of his new thriller, Guilty Minds.
by Bailey Trela
Aiding the “Doubly Disadvantaged”
Sociologist Anthony Jack studies two types of low-income students.
Bowen and McPherson, “Lesson Plan,” reviewed by Clayton Spencer
A focused briefing on degree-attainment, democracy, and economic opportunity