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The “Classic Tough and Demanding Harvard Professor”
… and communication skills. He learned well: as pastor of Saint Patrick Parish in the former industrial city of Lawrence, Massachusetts, he leads a congregation of many …
Issue: September-October 2011
Untangling the Brain
… Modern neuroscience rests on the assumption that our thoughts, feelings, perceptions, and … a conversation, or recall a moment in childhood, a pattern of activity in our neurons makes such feats possible. It's a … neuroscience, the next question is how that activity gives rise to thoughts, emotions, behaviors, and responses to the …
Issue: May-June 2009
“Do You Find That Reasonable?” Harvard Undergraduates Discuss a Changing University
… shifts, Harvard students have experienced a whirlwind of changes—and a profusion of competing opinions. Harvard Magazine gathered seven Harvard College students of diverse political …
On the Team
… Making the cut for the New England Patriots' cheerleading squad is … competed when the group last held tryouts. Now she is one of the youngest of the 35-woman team. De Santis had no plans to follow the …
Tobacco Bill's "Pitfalls and Possibilities"
… Passage of the tobacco-regulation bill currently before Congress would represent a major step forward, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences dean Allan M. Brandt wrote in last … of science, is the author of The Cigarette Century: The Rise, Fall, and Deadly Persistence of the Product That …
Back in the Game
… In the fall of my freshman year, I arrived in Cambridge with a lot of baggage. The family station wagon was nearly bursting … hibernation and awakened my player's instinct. I was surprised at how naturally my skills started to return to me. I …
Issue: January-February 2002
Live Long—and Save the Planet
… and legumes—are beneficial for human health, reducing the risk of chronic ailments such as heart disease. At the same time, … March-April 2017, page 11). Musicus was particularly surprised by findings related to nut consumption; nuts such as …
Issue: March-April 2023
Buffed Up and Orderly
… The great mammal hall has been emblematic of the Harvard Museum of Natural History for decades. Traditionalists will be glad …
Issue: January-February 2015
The Square, Revisited
… The more things change, the more they stay the same. That's … Square may be humming this spring as they cruise its mix of new and old faces and places. The Square has seen … opened outlets here--but old favorites from the Coop to Out of Town News still serve as familiar landmarks. And, as …
Constructing the Perfect Bite
… wasabi and grapefruit confit dessert an essential part of their professional training—until world-famous French pastry … happens first, what happens second, what may provide a surprise in the middle.” Hermé was invited to the GSD by …
The Human Genome Map, 10 Years Later
… In the decade since the first mapping of a human genome in its entirety, the pace of discovery enabled by this new technology has, in …
Having Fun with the News
… Even after six years and continuing success at the helm of National Public Radio's Wait Wait...Don't Tell … aspiring to host a show in radio," he says. "Ira Glass [of This American Life ] started here as an intern at 18, …
Issue: September-October 2004
No One Deserves a Spot at Harvard
… The British sociologist Michael Young coined “meritocracy” in 1958 in the title of a satire, The Rise of the Meritocracy , which purported to look backward …
Issue: September-October 2020
The Mobile Revolution
… Main Article Business for the Other Billions Ironically, nothing bedevils lower-income … infrastructure. It’s an improvement on perishable stores of value (cows, for instance). But cash can be readily … the foundation even invested in bKash, a mobile-money enterprise in Bangladesh. So much for significant, but relatively …
Issue: September-October 2015
Flocking Together
… Lila’s Mountain Farm sits in a scenic corner of western Massachusetts, on rolling pastures with sweeping views of the Berkshires. In early February, during lambing season, …
Issue: May-June 2025