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For This Poet, AI is a Writing Partner
Sasha Stiles trained a chatbot on her manuscripts. Now, her poems rewrite themselves.
Treasure in the Genome’s Trash
The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard often grabs headlines for its discoveries about the genetics underlying such diseases as cancer, heart...
Good-bye to HMI
There is a revolution afoot in international healthcare. Wealthy foreigners still come to the United States—to the Mayo Clinic, say, or to...
The ancient Mesopotamian settlement of Tell Brak
Evidence of ancient urbanism at the Mesopotamian settlement of Tell Brak....
by Paul Gleason
Race in a Genetic World
“I am an African American,” says Duana Fullwiley, “but in parts of Africa, I am white.” To do fieldwork as a medical...
The Aging Brain
Looking at the effects of aging on healthy people's brains...
Scanning the Social Sciences
Letters have gone out inviting senior faculty members from across the University, nominated by the deans of their respective schools, to...
Climate Change Solutions?
Electrochemcial weathering: a new CO2 mitigation strategy...
Harvard faculty and alumni engage with China
China disorients the visitor. The scale and bustle of its cities—propelled by the greatest economic growth and urban migration in...
Flocking to Finance
Recent graduates may take for granted the migration of one-fifth of their classmates into finance-sector jobs, but things haven’t always...
Getting My Feet Wet
I remember many things from my cousin’s wedding—my poofy bridesmaid’s dress, the humidity, how pretty the small church looked...
by Liz Goodwin