Science & Technology
Taking the Fight for Equality into the AI Era
Radcliffe Institute conference tackles bias, fairness, inclusivity in AI development.
by Tamara Evdokimova
Eating for the Holidays, the Planet, and Your Heart
“Sustainable eating,” and healthy recipes you can prepare for the holidays.
by Olivia Farrar
How Planet Earth’s Trees Use Carbon
From the Amazon rainforest to shrubs planted around city streets, trees influence the earth’s temperature.
by Olivia Farrar
The Evolutionary Case for Exercise
The off-label prescription from our hunter-gatherer ancestors
by Olivia Farrar
Harvard’s Nobel Prize Incubator
The Harvard University Bio Labs, home to 10 Nobel laureates on floor three and two on floor four
by Richard Losick
How Physics Can Be Used to Manipulate a Coin Toss
How a coin toss can be uniquely rigged – and can demonstrate probability’s role in reducing uncertainty.
by Olivia Farrar
Harvard Alumnus Wins Chemistry Nobel
David Baker ’84 invents new proteins not found in nature.
by Lydialyle Gibson
When Technology and Society Clash
Latanya Sweeney confronts our all-consuming “technocracy.”
by Lydialyle Gibson
How the Mind Assigns Meaning to Words
New research on how the brain uses sounds to form words and create meaning.
by Jonathan Shaw
Predicting Viral Variants and Vaccine Cures
Biomedical researchers are using AI to survey the viral landscape.
by Nina Pasquini
Gary Ruvkun Shares Nobel Prize in Medicine
Harvard Medical School genetics professor honored
by John S. Rosenberg