A series of random questions answered by Harvard experts.
Robert Wood is the Harry Lewis and Marlyn McGrath Professor of Engineering and Applied Sciences at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. His courses include “How Music Works:…
There are a lot of good ideas floating around about the conditions necessary for life to develop, said Peter Girguis, professor of organismic and evolutionary biology in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences and co-director of the Harvard Microbial Sciences Initiative.
What’s not known —…
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Ukraine’s sea drones are continuing to evolve, mounting machine guns on their hulls. This allows them to fire on enemy UAVs coming to get them and lay down suppressing fire…
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Nielsen stressed both the symbolic and practical importance of the verdict. “This ruling demonstrates that no matter how the Kremlin may view these regions, they will not be considered part of Russia for everyday life, including sports,…
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From a corner table here in Virmenka café, three days after a Shahed drone hit downtown Lviv’s 17th-century Bernardine monastery, I consider how Ukraine’s complex history…
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Human minds often wander. Whether we’re busy at work, doing chores or exercising, our thoughts frequently shift away from the task at hand. These spontaneous thoughts sometimes turn toward sensations in the body, such as our heartbeat or breath, and that could affect our immediate…
Medical care isn’t just tests and procedures. It’s discussing diagnoses, chatting about health behaviors and conducting psychotherapy. Legally, speech related to medical care has been considered conduct, so it’s subject to state laws that regulate the practice of medicine.
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Regulatory T cells (Tregs) are specialized immune cells that help maintain immune tolerance and prevent autoimmune disease. They also mitigate inflammation caused by allergic reactions. Consequently, dysregulation of Tregs results in autoimmunity and…