Science & Technology
Studying ChatGPT Like a Psychologist
Cognitive science helps penetrate the AI “black box”
by Nina Pasquini
Apollo 17 Turns 50
Two Harvard alumni recall a return from the last human moonwalk.
by Lydialyle Gibson
Science Surges
Fostering businesses within enginnering and applied sciences, Amazon’s quantum support, and changing concentrations
Greenland’s Fingerprint in Rising Seas
Satellite data reveal the first unambiguous evidence linking a melting ice sheet to a predicted pattern of sea level rise.
by Jonathan Shaw
Human and Machine Intelligence
Launching Harvard’s Kempner Institute
by Jonathan Shaw
Seeking the First Speakers of Indo-European Language
Ancient DNA sheds new light on the origins of a lingua franca.
by Jonathan Shaw
Re-Wilding Harvard
Bringing native plant species back to campus.
by Kristina DeMichele
Does High Blood Sugar Blunt the Benefits of Exercise?
Understanding “low response to training”—and searching for solutions for diabetics and others
by Daniel Oberhaus
The Causes of Long COVID
Trying to understand infections’ persistent effects—and to develop cures
by Jonathan Shaw
Stephanie Gil Helps Robots Work Better Together
Crafting algorithms to optimize search and rescue operations, delivery drones, and more
by Kristina DeMichele
Harvard's Black-Hole Debunker
Astrophysicist Kareem El-Badry challenges scientific mistakes.
by Isabel Mehta