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Is Ultraprocessed Food Really That Bad?
A Harvard professor challenges conventional wisdom.
Is executive function foundational for conceptual learning, Harvard profs ask
Studying the role of “executive function” in learning, in minds young and old
The people in whom we confide often are not family and friends
Barbers, bartenders, and beauticians are as privy to our secrets as are family and friends.
Analytics has the power to transform government
Harnessing civic data makes governments more responsive to citizens.
Max Bazerman on making organizations act ethically
Max Bazerman wants leaders to take notice of ethical challenges.
Magnetic Waves show promise in treatment of bipolar disorder and depression
Researchers at Mclean Hospital develop a magnet that treats depression and bipolar disorder
Harvard's Randy Buckner and Fenna Krienen say areas of the brain were untethered
A new theory posits that as the brain grew, some regions were freed from necessary tasks
Ryan Enos of Harvard explores how race-based reactions affect society
Ryan Enos probes how people react to those of a different race
by Laura Levis
Harvard Berkman Center Fellow Judith Donath says pseudonyms make better citizens
Berkman Fellow Judith Donath says they can.
Harvard engineers craft long-lasting structural colors
Inspired by birds’ feathers, engineers craft long-lasting structural colors.
Harvard researcher David Foster on the slow death of the hemlock tree
A tiny insect, the woolly adelgid, is killing off these giant evergreens.
by Laura Levis