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How AI Took Control of a Living Brain

An AI agent in a Harvard lab learned to guide an animal to food—and that gives hope to Parkinson’s patients.

by Jonathan Shaw

A pair of Byzantine mosaics. Left, 40 Martyrs. Right, St. John Chrysostom

Mysterious Minis

Intricate mosaics shrouded in mystery

by Max J. Krupnick

Brophy

Spellbound on Stage

Actor and young adult novelist Aislinn Brophy

by Lydialyle Gibson

Scott Edwards photographed in the ornithology collection

How Birds Lost Flight

Scott Edwards discovers evolution’s master switches.

by Veronique Greenwood

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Talking about Talking

Fostering healthy disagreement

by Max J. Krupnick

Cambridge 02138

The campus sundered, stem cell research, voting, and more

Orange, yellow and black butterfly on a flowering bush

Go Wild

How often have you wandered the Arnold Arboretum or a Trustees property, longing to bring that serenity and lush beauty to your own yard? 

by Kara Baskin

Naomi Bashkansky sits on a table with a chess board behind her.

Strategic Planning

A chess player’s moves on AI safety

by Nina Pasquini

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The Happy Warrior Redux

Hubert Humphrey’s liberalism reconsidered

Football Coach Murphy, retiring

News in Brief

Education dean and football coach step down, a significant art acquisition, and more

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The Immigrant Experience

Glenda Carpio on the new migration narrative

by Nina Pasquini

inside the new black box theater in Harvard Square

Celebrating Harvard Square’s Newest Performance Space

Arrow Street Arts

by Nell Porter-Brown