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Capturing the American South

Photographs at the Addison Gallery of American Art 

by Nell Porter-Brown

Michael Hill in a Marlins quarter zip

Leading with Care

Michael Hill strikes the right balance.

by Max J. Krupnick

Yamamoto's installation, made of 20 orange tubes that stretch from floor to ceiling in a white room.

Making Space

The natural history of Junko Yamamoto’s art and architecture

by Nina Pasquini

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Applying AI—How and Why

Using AI in pedagogy, research, and University administration

by Jonathan Shaw

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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

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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