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On Babies' Behavior
Pediatrician T. Berry Brazelton’s breakthrough in understanding newborns as complex, capable beings
8.19.10
A Garden of Prose
Francine Prose writes fiction and nonfiction in many forms. With an audio clip of the author discussing her writing process.
8.19.10
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Recent books with Harvard connections
8.19.10
In the Wake of War
Father and son, lawyer and philosopher debate torture, surveillance, and presidential power
8.19.10
Stories from Botswana
In a new book, Max Essex and Unity Dow use stories to illuminate the science of HIV.
8.19.10
"The Fires": How Mathematical Modeling Nearly Burned Down New York
In a new book, Joe Flood ’04 tells the story of the epidemic of fires that ravaged New York City in the 1970s.
8.3.10
Innovator David Edwards’s New Book on “Artscience” Labs
The Lab: Creativity and Culture sets forth a vision of multidisciplinary innovation.
7.27.10
"Hot Time in the Old Town": New York City's Deadly Heat Wave of 1896
Edward Kohn ’90, a historian at Bilkent University, shows how the crisis influenced the political careers of Theodore Roosevelt and William Jennings Bryan.
7.26.10
Harvard Headlines: Astronaut, Consumer Advocate, Economist, Terrorism Expert
Stephanie Wilson, Elizabeth Warren, Kenneth Rogoff, and Jessica Stern in the headlines
7.6.10
Echo Chamber—and Amplifier
Adam Kirsch reviews The Art of the Sonnet, by Stephen Burt and David Mikics
7.1.10
Education for the Soul
Why democracy needs the humanities
7.1.10
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Recent books with Harvard connections
7.1.10
Lessons in Surprise
What Admiral Yamamoto learned at Harvard, and a new community garden
7.1.10
Curating Murders
Alfred Alcorn ’64 sets his Harvard-flavored murder mysteries in one of his favorite places: a museum. With audio from an interview with Alcorn.