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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
Bees and Flowers Are Falling Out of Sync
Scientists are revisiting an old way of thinking about extinction.
The Enterprise Research Campus in Allston Nears Completion
A hotel, restaurants, and other retail establishments are open or on the way.
A New Landscape Emerges in Allston
The innovative greenery at Harvard’s Science and Engineering Complex
How Stories Help Us Cope with Climate Change
The growing genre of climate fiction offers a way to process reality—and our anxieties.
News In Brief
The presidency, PhDs, research funding and more
AI Is Risky Business for the Power Grid, Harvard Experts Say
An Institute of Politics panel focused on the technology’s rapid expansion.
Harvard Faculty Group Proposes Limits on A Grades
The grade inflation measure requires a full faculty vote, expected in the spring.