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What Do Puppies Know?
Canine capabilities emerge early and continue into adulthood.
Your Views on Cannibalism, Campus Speech, and Mars
A sampling of reader reactions
The Tragic Wartime Life of a Promising Black Harvard Scholar
A new book sheds light on Reed Peggram.
What Bonobos Teach Us About Female Power and Cooperation
A Harvard scientist expands our understanding of our closest living relatives.
by Annie Roth
How a Harvard and Lesley Group Broke Choir Singing Wide Open
Cambridge Common Voices draws on principles of universal design.
How a Harvard Hockey Legend Became a Needlepoint Artist
Joe Bertagna’s retirement project recreates figures from Boston sports history.
Research in Brief
Cutting-edge discoveries, distilled
Editor’s Note: In Higher Ed, the Leeway to Stumble and Meander
A search for academic friction and “serious play”
Harvard’s Productivity Trap
What happened to doing things for the sake of enjoyment?
Rabbi, Drag Queen, Film Star
Sabbath Queen, a new documentary, follows one man’s quest to make Judaism more expansive.
by Tim Murphy
At Harvard’s Beck-Warren House, Ghosts Speak Many Languages
The quirky 1833 home now hosts Celtic scholars.
Introductions: Mallika Monteiro
A conversation with a beer industry executive
by Andrea Javor