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Why America’s Strategy For Reducing Racial Inequality Failed
Harvard professor Christina Cross debunks the myth of the two-parent Black family.
by Saima Sidik
Might mice with speed and endurance give clues treating degenerative disease
Harvard scientists have created a mighty mouse, a rodent endowed with a rare type of muscle that combines unusual power and speed, like that of...
Fantastic!
The recent announcement that Lene Vestergaard Hau had successfully changed light to matter, and then back into light, evokes the magic of...
Faculty Faith
In their early years, many American universities had openly religious agendas. Harvard’s own mission, according to a 1643 pamphlet, was...
Artful Engineering
In a single undergraduate course last fall, students tackled all of the following: engineering nanofood particles to combat childhood obesity...
Modern Milk
The milk we drink today may not be nature’s perfect food,” says Ganmaa Davaasambuu, a Mongolian physician who is a fellow this year...
The Healthy Tan
A lotion that tans your skin without exposure to the sun and protects you against skin cancer sounds like the sort of miracle product...
Willing to War
Our minds favor hawks over doves, argues a recent Foreign Policy article. Past psychological research has shown that when it comes to the...
"The Gates of Paradise"
The main baptistery doors of the Duomo in Florence, created by Lorenzo Ghiberti between 1425 and 1452, are among the masterpieces that ushered...
Laugh for Your Lungs' Sake
Stress headaches, stress fractures, and stress-induced heart attacks already register with the general public. Now new research suggests that...
The Lucky Effect
Pretend that you’re five years old. A grownup in a white coat tells you about Jane, who found $5 on the sidewalk; Johnny, who was splashed...