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Harvard Thinks Big – Act Big: Dare to See – Kaia Stern … … Kaia Stern Director of the Prison Studies Project/ February 16, 2012 Visiting Faculty at Harvard Divinity School Visiting Faculty in Sociology at Harvard University Visiting Faculty in African and African American Studies at Harvard University ### About Harvard University. Established in 1636, [...]
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Kevin Lewis on Mate Choice in an Online Dating Site … Kevin Lewis on Mate Choice in an Online Dating Site … Data from online dating sites offer an unprecedented opportunity to address questions of longstanding interest to social scientists. In this talk, Kevin Lewis — Ph.D. Candidate in the Department of Sociology and a [...]
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Crafting the Luxury Experience … Crafting the Luxury Experience … Robert Chavez, CEO of Hermès US, explains why employee engagement and an online presence are key. ### * The above story is adapted from materials provided by Harvard University _________________________________________________________________
Rebecca MacKinnon on The Worldwide Struggle for Internet Freedom … Rebecca MacKinnon on The Worldwide Struggle for Internet Freedom … Consent of the Networked: The Worldwide Struggle for Internet Freedom Rebecca MacKinnon, New America Foundation Many commentators have debated whether the Internet is ultimately a force for freedom of expression and political liberation, or for [...]
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Negotiating a Better Future – Women and Public Policy Program, Harvard Kennedy School … Negotiating a Better Future – Women and Public Policy Program, Harvard Kennedy School Date: February 2, 2012 … Measuring the Impact of Negotiation Skills on Health and Social Outcomes in Zambia? Women and Public Policy Program, Harvard Kennedy School Kathleen McGinn, [...]
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Tiny wonders: Small World in Motion competition winners bring microscopic activity to life … … Time lapse movie of transport of mitochondria in nerve cells of transgenic zebrafish with nerve cell membranes labeled in green and mitochondria labeled in blue. Yesterday, Nikon Instruments announced the winners of its inaugural Small World in Motion Photomicrography Competition. From [...]
Video: An in-depth (pun intended) look at two meals Here’s an interesting video from Stefani Bardin, a TEDxManhattan 2011 fellow, and Braden Kuo, MD, a gastroenterology instructor at Harvard. According to their description, the video uses “the M2A and SmartPill devices to look at how the human body responds to processed versus whole foods.” While I’m by no means [...]
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Students show off science projects at the White House Today, President Obama welcomed more than 100 students from across the country for the second annual White House Science Fair, an opportunity that gave the students a chance to show off their research projects. Angela Zhang, a local high school senior who took the top prize at the Siemens [...]
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New initiative for better teaching. Scholars, experts explore creative approaches to instructing, learning. Harvard’s ambitious new initiative to spark innovative teaching and learning kicked off with a daylong conference on Friday that drew together authorities and scholars from the University and beyond to debate, discuss, and share ideas in the field. The inaugural conference was [...]
Can You Really Die From a Broken Heart? Sappy cards. Impossible dinner reservations. Rose bouquets for twice their typical cost. If you’re annoyed by the hype of the Valentine’s holiday, take heart: There might be something worth celebrating after all. Scientists continue to find ways that nurturing relationships, like a supportive marriage, confer health benefits to the [...]
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