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The Power of Patience
Teaching students the value of deceleration and immersive attention
10.15.13
From Glitter to Goat Cheese
Max and Trystan Sandvoss make artisanal cheese in upstate New York.
8.14.13
A Literary Garden
Ilona Bell’s Yard of Allusions
6.17.13
Woodcarving: A Master Class
David Esterly explains the carver’s art
6.17.13
Breakthrough Diabetes Discovery Offers Potential Treatment
Hormone found by Harvard’s Melton and Yi has the potential to change the way type 2 diabetes is treated
4.25.13
Raising the Bar
Nico Weiler and the art of the pole vault.
4.15.13
An Animation of the Giant Magellan Telescope
An animation of the next class of super giant earth-based telescopes that promises to revolutionize our view and understanding of the universe.
4.15.13
Soul Beyond the Skin
Indelible Lalita’s saga of pigmentation and personhood
4.15.13
Mapping the Amazon
Alumnus Mark Plotkin traces the footsteps of explorer Alexander Hamilton Rice
2.14.13
Training Days
Rebecca Nadler is Harvard’s first NCAA gold medalist in skiing.
2.14.13
Grill It!
Cookbook author “Doc” Willoughby ’70 makes a Thai-inspired sauce.
2.13.13
Hannah Lash: Avant-garde, Post Romantic
Composer Hannah Lash, Ph.D. ’10, discusses how she forms a complex piece of music from a simple idea.
12.14.12
William Rawn: Patterns of Place
Architect William Rawn discusses “patterns of place” and their application to his design for the Cambridge Public Library.
8.22.12
Cancer-fighting Robots
Shawn Douglas of the Wyss Institute is developing drug-delivering machines that target designated cells.