Science
Discover the scientific breakthroughs and engineering innovations being pioneered across Harvard’s labs and centers.
Don’t Call Stephanie Pierce A Paleontologist
From competing in youth gymnastics to studying tetrapods, the Harvard curator has always chased her curiosity.
Studying ChatGPT Like a Psychologist
Cognitive science helps penetrate the AI “black box”
How to Reduce AI’s Energy Consumption
The case for maximizing AI models’ efficiency—not size
Facebook’s Failures
Author and tech journalist Jeff Horwitz speaks at Harvard.
Strategic Planning
A chess player’s moves on AI safety
George Sarrinikolaou
Provost for climate and sustainability’s journey from Athens to Harvard
How AI Took Control of a Living Brain
An AI agent in a Harvard lab learned to guide an animal to food—and that gives hope to Parkinson’s patients.
Controlling AI Influence Over Consumers
When pricing algorithms take advantage of an individual’s ignorance, legal scrutiny is in order.
Geopolitics and the Energy Transition
International relations during the shift to a net-zero economy
Cousins in the Ancient World
Long-distance human migration and population bottlenecks revealed in ancient DNA
Mapping ChatGPT's knowledge base
Mapping ChatGPT’s knowledge universe