Making algorithm used in AI more human-like

Researchers used fMRI to test ideas about complex decision-making.

Christy DeSmith • harvard
July 12, 2023 ~5 min

Revisiting timeline that pinpoints when Mars lost its dynamo

A study of magnetic fields suggests the Red Planet held water for longer than previously believed.

Clea Simon • harvard
July 11, 2023 ~6 min


500-million-year-old tunicate fossil reveals new secrets

A new discovery, named Megasiphon thylakos, offers surprising insights on the evolution of tunicates.

Wendy Heywood • harvard
July 6, 2023 ~8 min

5 reasons you crack under pressure

"Managing Conflict Mindfully" author outlines why even experts get in their own way sometimes, and how to stop.

Anna Lamb • harvard
June 27, 2023 ~4 min

Researchers use light to make spins more efficient, easier to manipulate

A team of researchers was able to generate electron spin domains without the need of magnetic fields on perfectly ordered materials at extremely low temperatures.

Rohini Subrahmanyam • harvard
June 26, 2023 ~5 min

How prescribed burns could limit megafires in U.S. West

Deployed in key areas, tactic could drastically reduce smoke exposure across region, study finds.

Kat J. McAlpine • harvard
June 14, 2023 ~7 min

‘Moral breakdown is a fake problem’

In new study, experimental psychologist takes on the stubborn perception of declining morality.

Christy DeSmith • harvard
June 14, 2023 ~6 min

In the thick of Canadian wildfires

Scenes of smoke-blanketed Northeast likely to repeat, one expert says. Another offers advice for reducing harm to health.

Alvin Powell • harvard
June 12, 2023 ~6 min


Why there might be life out there unlike any on Earth

Researchers create synthetic species without biochemistry, find they operate according to Darwinian evolutionary principles.

Alice McCarthy • harvard
June 6, 2023 ~4 min

What drives four future climate leaders

Seniors represent diverse backgrounds, concentrations, and perspectives on finding real-world solutions to complex, mounting crisis.

Christy DeSmith • harvard
May 22, 2023 ~12 min

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