Jonathan Shaw

Jonathan Shaw is Managing Editor.

Jeffrey Schnapp's Library Test Kitchen course tries out new ideas for libraries

An innovative course yields new products, services, and experiences that model the possible future of libraries.

Lawrence Lessig explains how money corrupts Congress

Lawrence Lessig thinks American democracy requires a constitutional overhaul to counter the “economy of influence.”

Zeega co-creator Jesse Shapins design code for database documentaries

Jesse Shapins preaches the power of database coding to shape expression in multiple media.

The Humanities, Digitized

Reconceiving the study of culture

Anthony Malkin the Empire State Building's green retrofit for energy efficiency

How Anthony Malkin ’84 engineered the largest “green” retrofit ever

Johnson Controls' Paul Rode says design sequence is the key to a good retrofit

Reducing heating and cooling loads is the first step in the engineering design sequence of any energy efficient building retrofit

Red meat consumption-diabetes link explored by Harvard researchers

Eating even small amounts of red meat daily increases the risk of diabetes.

Cygnus black hole confirmed by Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics

Astronomers at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics confirm the presence of a black hole in the constellation Cygnus.

Sackler exhibition reveals artistic discovery in Renaissance Europe

An exhibition at the Sackler reveals the connections among Renaissance art, invention, and the evolution of science.

Building and buying a campus

The recent boom—and the future in Allston