If you’ve urgently ordered a package from Amazon — and exhaled when it arrived on your doorstep hours later — […]
Working through pain? You’re not alone. — Harvard Gazette
A new study of functional abilities in the U.S. labor market reveals a workforce both vulnerable and resilient, with a […]
Slavery researchers seek more detailed picture of pre-Civil War Harvard — Harvard Gazette
In their efforts to trace the descendants of enslaved people connected to Harvard, researchers with American Ancestors first had to […]
AI helps chemists develop tougher plastics | MIT News
A new strategy for strengthening polymer materials could lead to more durable plastics and cut down on plastic waste, according […]
MIT tool visualizes and edits “physically impossible” objects | MIT News
M.C. Escher’s artwork is a gateway into a world of depth-defying optical illusions, featuring “impossible objects” that break the laws […]
Is dirty air driving up dementia rates? — Harvard Gazette
Antonella Zanobetti was conducting groundbreaking research to examine links between exposure to environmental factors, such as pollution and heat, and […]
Excerpt from “By the Second Spring” by Danielle Leavitt — Harvard Gazette
Excerpted from “By the Second Spring: Seven Lives and One Year of the War in Ukraine” by Danielle Leavitt, Ph.D. […]
Harvard aligns resources for combating bias, harassment — Harvard Gazette
Harvard on Monday announced the establishment of the new Office for Community Support, Non-Discrimination, Rights and Responsibilities (CSNDR), a move […]
MIT chemists boost the efficiency of a key enzyme in photosynthesis | MIT News
During photosynthesis, an enzyme called rubisco catalyzes a key reaction — the incorporation of carbon dioxide into organic compounds to […]
Study could lead to LLMs that are better at complex reasoning | MIT News
For all their impressive capabilities, large language models (LLMs) often fall short when given challenging new tasks that require complex […]