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Turning Green into Gold
… Developed by two twenty-somethings in a garage in Berkeley, the device “has the ability to transform the entire … vending-machine industry,” he asserts, “taking trucks off the road and saving enormous amounts of energy.” This … and economics—in the context of the 1970s energy crises. He was impressed as a freshman when President Richard …
Issue: March-April 2009
Marion Cotillard Honored as Woman of the Year
… to striped tights, glitter make-up, and high heels, members of Hasty Pudding Theatricals accompanied Marion Cotillard in a parade through … nation’s oldest undergraduate drama troupe as their “Woman of the Year.” Cotillard waved and smiled at the boisterous …
Off the Shelf
… Helping Students and Teachers Reach Across Lines of Disagreement, by Kent Lenci, Ed.M. ’05 (Routledge, $29.95 … Drawing on two decades of experience in middle schools, the author crafts a surprisingly warm and hopeful guidebook … the danger is real and a major cause of “the relentless rise of authoritarianism.” Unless capitalism is reformed by …
Issue: March-April 2023
The Pathfinder Nation
… During the past few years, we seem to have observed the fiftieth anniversary of everything. Through media and memory, we have again been … life-giving connections between farm and market, enterprise and capital, hope and future had been severed. …
Bill Gates, Inside the Gates
… Walter Isaacson ’74, a member of the Board of Overseers and biographer of Apple’s Steve Jobs … Center. The Aiken Lab housed one of Gates’s favorite machines: a PDP-10 from Digital Equipment Co. It had been …
The Inflorescence of a Lily
… How do the petals of the white Asiatic lily form and unfurl to become a flaring trumpet? This is the sort of question most people never even think to ask—and if they …
“The Region of Ideas and Invention”
… During his Commencement Day address to the senior class in 2001, the Reverend Peter Gomes shared a … if there is more to life than unlocking the mysteries of the universe.” That same year, a team of researchers from Harvard, Stanford, Caltech, and the …
Issue: May-June 2014
Man, Mongoose, and Machine
… Standing outside a Sri Lankan army base in the spring of 2007, Thrishantha Nanayakkara mapped an entire … on his computer. A mongoose hitched to a robot did most of the work. Courtesy of Thrishantha Nanayakkara Two linked …
Issue: September-October 2008
The Making of the Cake
… Perhaps the most talked-about feature of Harvard's 375th anniversary … Boston's Flour bakery, the 15-by-18-foot H-shaped cake comprises 60 individual red velvet sheet cakes , frosted with …
The Emotions of Election Day
… Partisan loyalty is an important part of personal identity for many Americans, who hold on to their fidelity to true-blue Democrats or deep-red … Presidential Election ”—the new paper from HKS assistant professor of public policy Todd Rogers , Lamar Pierce of …
"Producers of Doubt"
… and conscience. We are meant to be producers not just of knowledge but of doubt—of understanding rooted in skepticism and constant questioning, not in the unchallenged sway of accepted wisdom. More than perhaps …
Issue: July-August 2009
The Work of the Whole Life
… Over the years , I have often been asked how many students attend … our schools. Their share in our community might surprise you: in any given year, Harvard educates approximately …
Issue: May-June 2017
The Human Side of Cancer Treatment
… at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in last year. The former Harvard Business School staff member wrote this … personal piece about her oncology nurse, and the human side of cancer treatment, as a capstone for her master’s in … of cancer treatment and the series of patient issues that arise moment to moment, the end of an oncology nurse’s shift …
Taking Care of Your Roots
… Our New England winter is finally a memory. As the weather warms up, it’s the ideal time to showcase your … he recommends completing due diligence: Obtain a list of references that includes your painter’s earliest clients. … any health issues should become obvious if they arise,” he says. Photograph courtesy of Abby Shepard To …
Issue: March-April 2023
Off the Shelf
… The Talking Ape: How Language Evolved, by Robbins Burling, … $29.95 ). A persuasive, urbane, and gin-clear account of how language came to be, and how it affects the way we … ). This is America: with talent and industry, anyone can rise from messenger boy to tycoon, just as Andrew Carnegie …
Issue: January-February 2006