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Harvard College sees 55,104 applicants for Class of 2030

Harvard College released data for the Class of 2030 on Tuesday, enrolling 1,648 students from a pool of 55,104 applicants.
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Researchers employ radical data transparency in 2026 midterm forecasts

The project is unique “because all data, methods, and other procedures are public — something that is not true for any other ...
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What Aristotle can teach us about navigating life with AI

The multidisciplinary conversations Aristotle had with students at his Lyceum thousands of years ago might be useful today in ...
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Top mathematicians grade AI’s ability to solve toughest problems

The First Proof consortium has repeatedly challenged AI systems to crack 10 tough research math problems. In the latest round ...
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Harvard classicists size up Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’

I think it’s very important for us as classicists to take a work like Nolan’s ‘Odyssey’ as a work of adaptation that is ...
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Exploring why different groups of people, zebras, and even ants make nice

Cooperation can make us stronger, building alliances and increasing the availability of resources. A recent symposium hosted ...
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How scientific instruments reinforced distorted ideas about race

A new exhibit at Harvard’s Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments probes how calipers and spirometers never simply ...
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8 awarded W.E.B. Du Bois Medals in joyful ceremony

Singer Mavis Staples, actress Angela Bassett, and soccer star Didier Drogba were among the honorees presented with W.E.B. Du Bois Medals Thursday at Sanders Theatre. The annual ceremony, hosted by the ...