Science & Technology
Taking the Fight for Equality into the AI Era
Radcliffe Institute conference tackles bias, fairness, inclusivity in AI development.
by Tamara Evdokimova
Linking Mental and Fiscal Health
Around the globe, Vikram Patel finds, improvements in financial or mental health support both.
by Veronique Greenwood
Transitions Gradual and Cataclysmic
Andrew Knoll on the planet’s past—and fraught future
by Jonathan Shaw
Bringing the Stars to Light
Alumni scientist-filmmakers bring the Harvard Computers’ story to the screen.
by Lydialyle Gibson
Baking Sourdough Bread Is a Survival Instinct
A Harvard grandmother’s—and grandson’s—research
by Jacob Sweet
Enlarging the Allston Enterprise Zone
Tishman Speyer details the first phase of the “enterprise research campus”—and points to a doubling of the project’s ultimate size.
by Jonathan Shaw
Seeing Life
Re-engaging with nature alongside the director of the Arnold Arboretum
by William Friedman
The Great Red Enigma
The gas giant’s storms could be driven by processes thousands of kilometers below the surface.
by Veronique Greenwood
A New Light on DNA Storage
Compact and persistent, DNA could one day compress all human knowledge into a 15-gallon drum.
by Steve Nadis
Roxanne Guenette
Seeking answers to science’s biggest questions
by Jonathan Shaw
Elizabeth Bangs Bryant
Brief life of an underappreciated arachnologist
by Reed Gochberg