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Jason Furman: Capitalism Is Working. It Could Work Better.
On Open to Debate, the Harvard economist defended free market competition—with meaningful government involvement.
Andrea Louise Campbell reviews The Unheavenly Chorus, on skewed political power
Andrea Louise Campbell reviews The Unheavenly Chorus, by Kay Lehman Schlozman, Sidney Verba, and Henry E. Brady.
Shawn Douglas of the Wyss Institute develops cancer-fighting nanorobots
Shawn Douglas of the Wyss Institute is developing drug-delivering machines that target designated cells.
Rutin, a substance found in apples, has powerful anticlotting effects
Rutin, a substance found in apples, could help prevent heart attacks and stroke.
Philosopher and scientist Robert O. Doyle has a new model of free will
Robert O. Doyle proposes a two-stage, “Jamesian,” model of free will.
Xiao-Li Meng is the new dean of Harvard's Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
The statistics professor succeeds Allan Brandt.
Does “Sharkskin” Swimwear Make You Faster?
Research by Harvard ichthyologist George Lauder suggests otherwise.
Risk of Ozone Destruction Above Populated Mid-latitude Regions
Link to climate change seen
A software called RockSalt developed by Harvard researchers boosts app security
RockSalt software improves app security.
Calorie-burning beige fat identified by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute researchers
Cells isolated at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute may aid anti-obesity efforts.
Carmen M. Reinhart named professor of international financial system
The coauthor of the bestseller This Time is Different arrived July 1.