On the Origins of the Arts
Sociobiologist E.O. Wilson on the evolution of culture
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Designs for a New India
Rahul Mehrotra’s architecture spans eras and cultural divides.
4.25.12
An Interpretive Artist of Urban Space
Jesse Shapins preaches the power of database coding to shape expression in multiple media.
4.9.12
Engaging Students with Conservation
Rahul Mehrotra pioneers a historic conservation track at the Harvard Graduate School of Design.
4.9.12
A “Magic Bus” for City Kids
A haven of green for Mumbai slum children
4.9.12
Vita: Gertrude of Helfta
Brief life of a female visionary: 1256-c. 1302
3.6.12
The Humanities, Digitized
The Digital humanities at Harvard encompass a vast array of new tools and scholarly creations
2.20.12
Vita: Fanny Bullock Workman
Brief life of a feisty mountaineer: 1859-1925
2.17.12
Al Franken: You Can Call Me Senator
The satirist and comedian Al Franken has a new role: statesman.
2.17.12
The Traumatized Brain
From causes to clinical applications and treatment, Harvard researchers investigate traumatic brain injury.
2.17.12
Renewing Civic Education
Time to restore American higher education’s lost mission
2.17.12
Active Alternatives
Examples of active learning abound in the Harvard curriculum.
2.6.12
Twilight of the Lecture
“Active learning” may overthrow the style of teaching that has ruled universities for 600 years.
2.6.12
The Future of Theater
Harvard playwrights, directors, producers, actors, and artistic directors speculate about theatrical prospects for the future.
12.16.11
Changing Times for Children
The life and legacy of pathbreaking pediatrician T. Berry Brazelton