The Best of Harvard University
9 most popular Harvard University articles, as voted by our community.
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Harvard University on Aging
Has first person to live to be 150 been born?
Harvard researchers reported that they can age and then restore youth to lab mice, using a gene cocktail that has already restored vision in mice.
Harvard University on Culture
Imagine a life surrounded by AI
Harvard's AI+Art project aims to get people thinking about how artificial intelligence may impact our lives in the future.
Harvard University on Memory
How scent, emotion, and memory are intertwined — and exploited
A Harvard panel explores the connection between smell, emotion, and memory.
Harvard University on Nutrition
Gorge today, sweat tomorrow? That’s not how it works.
Researcher I-Min Lee outlines fresh data showing that you can’t outrun a bad diet.
Harvard University on Relaxation
Mindfulness meditation and relaxation response affect brain differently
A Harvard study shows mindfulness meditation and "The Relaxation Response" provide distinct effects on brain areas associated with awareness and with deliberate relaxation.
Harvard University on Spirituality
Spirituality linked with better health outcomes, patient care
Spirituality should be incorporated into care for both serious illness and overall health, according to a study led by researchers at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Brigham and Women’s…
Harvard University on Writing
Will ChatGPT replace human writers? Pinker weighs in.
Psychologist says the chatbot is impressive — and may offer insights into the nature of human intelligence once it “stops making stuff up.”
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‘Antiracist Baby’ helps kids and adults learn
Ibram X. Kendi discusses his new book, how to start conversations about racism with children and with adults, and how to dismantle racist policies.
How to understand COVID-19-related loss of smell
New study finds olfactory support cells, not neurons, are vulnerable to novel coronavirus infection.
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