First Proof’s second batch of math problems test AI
Humans are still doing the heavy lifting, despite rapid AI progress
Inquiry & Impact
The pursuit of knowledge through research, teaching, and learning, with impact at the FAS and beyond
Working from home works against mental health
A new study finds increased isolation and distress in remote-friendly occupations
Harvard astronomer, ‘our heroine’ of the 20th century, memorialized in London
FAS Dean Hopi Hoekstra helped dedicate a plaque at the teenage home of Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin.
Researchers pull landlords from the shadows
Approximately one-third of all households in the United States live in rented properties, but it can be hard to say who the landlords are. In a co-authored research paper, economics professor Rebecca Diamond introduces a method for identifying the deed-holders.
In wake of public outrage, professor sees hope for democracy
Could frustration with billionaires and corporate power bring about a resurgence in American democracy? Taeku Lee believes it’s possible.
Biodiversity is improving across campus, with help from a history course
Joyce Chaplin’s “Rewilding Harvard” is reimagining the Harvard landscape.
With college math stuck in the 20th century, work begins on a new formula
Scholars from around the United States recently gathered at Harvard to crack an unsolved problem in mathematics: how to make the subject more relevant to undergraduates.
Making connections, in the brain and in science
Ph.D. student Minsu Kim gained confidence, experience in the lab of neurobiologist Wei-Chung Allen Lee.
How venom kills — and can lead to cures
Mandë Holford uncovers the secrets of deadly marine mollusks, how their toxins work with such targeted efficiency.
‘Climate policy uncertainty is bad for the economy’
Analysis reveals unhappy marriage of lower productivity and higher prices amid wobbly regulation
High-tech for the 1700s
Exhibit showcases tools that powered Revolutionary America
Evolution of human hands progressed feet-first
A new study shows how natural selection for locomotion reshaped both extremities
With fewer men going to college, U.S. marriage market makes surprising shift
Economists show education gaps are changing who gets married — but not for the people you might think
Undergraduate Aerospace Collective celebrates satellite launch
CubeSat launch from Cape Canaveral caps project that began in 2018