Technology

Discover how technology is transforming Harvard and the wider world—innovation, research, and ideas shaping the digital future.

Cambridge Once Fought Harvard’s DNA Research. Now There’s a Play About It.

A theatrical reenactment explores a 1976 clash between science and democracy.

by Laurel M. Shugart

Five Questions with Nancy Gibbs and Thomas E. Patterson

The Washington Post laid off more than a third of its journalists. Does this signal a new era for newsrooms?

by Olivia Farrar

News In Brief

The presidency, PhDs, research funding and more

AI Is Risky Business for the Power Grid, Harvard Experts Say

An Institute of Politics panel focused on the technology’s rapid expansion.

by Olivia Farrar

At Harvard, AI Meets “Post-Neoliberalism”

Experts debate whether markets alone should govern tech in the U.S.

by Olivia Farrar

Five Questions with David Yoffie

David Yoffie has spent decades at Harvard studying how tech reshapes business strategy and competition, from semiconductors to AI.

by Olivia Farrar

Harvard’s New Playbook for Teaching with AI

Faculty across Harvard are rethinking assignments to integrate AI. 

by Olivia Farrar