Science & Technology
Talking About Tipping Points
Developing response capability for a climate emergency
by Jonathan Shaw
The Black Hole at the Center of the Galaxy
Scientists affiliated with the Event Horizon Telescope publish the first image of Sagittarius A*, the black hole at the center of the Milky Way Galaxy.
by Jonathan Shaw
Beyond the Crisis Du Jour
President Bacow’s perspectives on “playing long ball” at Harvard again.
by John S. Rosenberg
Harvard Horizons Spotlights Seven Scholars
Ph.D. students discuss subjects from aliens to infrastructural aesthetics.
by Jacob Sweet
Decoding the Alphaviruses
New research identifies the cellular receptors for Eastern Equine Encephalitis and two related viruses.
by Jonathan Shaw
The Medical-Robotics Revolution
Engineering advances in surgery, mobility, and patient care
by Jonathan Shaw
The Dark Side of Daylight Saving
Harvard scientists warn against the health effects of abolishing standard time.
by Rebecca E. J. Cadenhead
Racial Bias and Redistricting
Efforts to keep census data private result in voter undercounting in diverse districts.
by Daniel Oberhaus
Presiding during the Pandemic
President Bacow on pandemic and academic Harvard
by John S. Rosenberg
News Briefs
A natural- and artificial-intelligence initiative, Allston agita, shopping week, reckonings on visual culture and “denaming”
Omnibus Omicron Intelligence
Harvard Medical School experts on viral evolution, vaccines, the immune system—and what’s next
by Jonathan Shaw