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Harvard study predicts most suicide attempts a week in advance
Psychology professor Matthew Nock seated on a gray couch in front of a red wall

Harvard study predicts most suicide attempts a week in advance

Researcher Matthew Nock pioneered the technique of using smartphone technology to survey high-risk adults and adolescents in real time. In a new study, Nock and his team report using the technology to predict 75 percent of suicide attempts in the week before they occurred.

Mapping source of volcanic activity deep within the Earth
Geophysicist Xiyuan Bao behind the wheel of his car

Mapping source of volcanic activity deep within the Earth

Upon moving to Cambridge, geophysicist Xiyuan Bao often relied on navigation software to find his way through the unfamiliar network of roads. He realized the same technology could help him find something else: a solution to a mystery deep within the Earth.

Measuring the mental toll of a rising sea
Two girls in their home in Makoko, with the Lagos Lagoon in the background

Measuring the mental toll of a rising sea

Coastal erosion, worsened by climate change, is consuming West African communities on the Gulf of Guinea. A team led by the Salata Institute’s Emmanuel Akyeampong surveyed 450 residents on the mental health impacts of the destruction.

Jill Lepore on history, dangers of ‘the artificial state’
Black-and-white photo of Professor Jill Lepore seated outdoors at a table with her dog

Jill Lepore on history, dangers of ‘the artificial state’

How did we cede control of our democracy to the machines, and can we get it back? These are the questions Jill Lepore, David Woods Kemper ’41 Professor of American History, asks in her latest book.

Lab-grown brain ‘organoids’ set longevity record
A stack of lab dishes containing lab-grown human brain organoids

Lab-grown brain ‘organoids’ set longevity record

In a new milestone for stem cell research, Harvard neuroscientists have set a record for keeping alive lab-grown human brain “organoids” and proven that they mimic key developmental stages seen in living people.