Features
Mechanical Intelligence and Counterfeit Humanity
Reflections on six decades of relations with computers
by Harry R. Lewis
Telling Humanity’s Story through DNA
Geneticist David Reich rewrites the ancient human past.
by Jonathan Shaw
The Upward Mobility Problem
Most Americans earn less than their parents did. Can community colleges bridge the gap?
by Nancy Walecki
Lorna Myrtle Hodgkinson
Brief life of a dauntless educator: 1887-1951
by David Haig
The Medical-Robotics Revolution
Engineering advances in surgery, mobility, and patient care
by Jonathan Shaw
Harvard’s Social Media Influencers
How students make videos for a world fascinated by Harvard
by Jacob Sweet
Fugitive Pedagogy
Jarvis Givens rediscovers the underground history of black schooling.
by Lydialyle Gibson
Arnold Arboretum Turns 150
A look back at the Arboretum's history—and the millennia to come
by Nancy Walecki
Earl Brown
Brief life of Harvard’s latest major league baseball player: 1903-1980
Meteorologist Matthew Cappucci’s Weather Obsession
The Harvard graduate is the fastest-rising star in weather.
by Jacob Sweet
Both Sides Now
Tomiko Brown-Nagin’s bifocal view of the civil-rights movement
by Lincoln Caplan