AI researchers share data on how we sort options, make decisions
Artificial intelligence researchers and neurobiologists share data on how options are sorted in decision-making.
Feb. 19, 2020 • ~5 min
New findings suggest how stress may trigger gray hair
Harvard scientists have found evidence to support long-standing anecdotes that stress turns hair gray.
Jan. 22, 2020 • ~8 min
Harvard astronomer shows exoplanet has no atmosphere
Led by Laura Kreidberg, a Clay Fellow at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, a new study shows that LHS 3844b, a terrestrial exoplanet orbiting a small sun 48.6 light-years away, has no detectable atmosphere
Aug. 20, 2019 • ~4 min
Harvard researchers create DNA ‘propellers’
Understanding how DNA and proteins interact — or fail to — could help answer fundamental biological questions about human health and disease.
July 19, 2019 • ~7 min
Harvard’s Extavour debunks old hypotheses on insect eggs
Biology Professor Cassandra G. Extavour debunks old hypotheses about form and function on insect eggs using new big-data tool
July 3, 2019 • ~6 min
Researchers propose ‘machine behavior’ field could blend AI, social sciences
Researchers propose a new field of study — “machine behavior” — to look at artificial intelligence through the lens of biology, economics, psychology, and other behavioral and social sciences.
June 7, 2019 • ~8 min
Harvard study looks at how microbes produce cancer fighting compound
Emily Balskus and a team of researchers untangled how soil bacteria are able to manufacture streptozotocin, an antibiotic and anti-cancer compound.
Feb. 7, 2019 • ~4 min
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