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Japanese falconry preserved by note-taking

An item in the history of note-taking

by Christopher Reed

A correspondence corner for not-so-famous lost words

Correspondence on not-so-famous lost words

Harvard's L. Mahadevan Discovers a New Spring in the Tendrils of a Cucumber

In the plant's tendrils, L. Mahadevan and colleagues discover a new type of spring.

by Erin O’Donnell

Harvard alumni are honored for service to clubs and Shared Interest Groups

Harvard alumni are honored for service to clubs and Shared Interest Groups

Harvard news: Allston development, education dean, social investing

Harvard news: Allston development, education dean departs, social investing, multimillion-dollar gifts to universities, and more

Alexander Hamilton Rice, Amazon explorer, by Mark Plotkin

Brief life of an Amazon explorer: 1875-1956

by Mark J. Plotkin

Recent books by David Esterly, Gish Jen, Thomas Kelly, and others

Recent books with Harvard connections

Cambridge restaurant Bergamot offers American cuisine with a twist

Bergamot offers fresh food and refined comfort.

by Nell Porter-Brown

Ideas from Philip Slater's latest book, The Chrysalis Effect: The Metamorphosis

Author Philip Slater explains his views on the world

Headlines from Harvard history, March-April 1913-1998

From the pages of the Harvard Alumni Bulletin and Harvard Magazine

"Mastermind," Maria Konnikova's how-to book on perceiving like Sherlock Holmes

The "Literally Psyched" columnist on Sherlock Holmes, perception, and mental prowess

Years of life added by exercise is now quantified by research

New study reveals just how many years of life are added by varying levels of exercise.

by Erin O’Donnell