Ayraham Burg

Avraham Burg, Israeli author, and former Speaker of the Knesset, speaks at the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs on Tuesday night.

IOP

Alan K. Simpson and Leonard Pitts Jr. talk about the moment of truth: math, media and mystery at the John F. Kennedy IOP forum Tuesday night.

13 Apps Everyone Should Have

As we struggle throughout the mayhem of our college years, here are a few tips and tricks in app form to get you through the week. Channel your inner Bob Barker as you read this.

Raised in Captivity

Teis D. Jorgenson '14 plays Sebastian Bliss and Eli Wilson-Pelton '16 plays Roger in "Raised in Captivity" at the Loeb Experimental Theater.

Culinary Experts Lecture on 'Meat Glue'

Featuring renowned chef and molecular gastronomer Wylie Dufresne and culinary consultant Ted Russin, this week’s “Science and Cooking” lecture focused on the culinary benefits of the meat-binding enzyme known in the restaurant industry as ‘meat glue.’

Activist Talks Youth Engagement in Education

Fifty-seven million children around the world do not go to school, but youth advocacy can play an important role in reversing this trend, according to Chernor Bah, youth representative to the United Nations High Level Steering Committee.

This Week in Arts (11/12/2013)

Wylie Dufresne

Wylie Dufresne of restaurants WB~50 and Alder explains the culinary use of transglutaminase in his signature dishes. This installment of the Science of Cooking lecture took place at the Science Center on Monday, Nov 11, 2013.

Ted Rusin

Ted Rusin, a food scientist at the Culinary Institute of America, explains the chemistry behind the use of the enzyme transglutaminase as 'meat glue' as part of the Science and Cooking lecture series on Monday.

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Elaine Dong '16 performs a cultural dance, "The Mongol" at FEAST hosted by the Asian-American Association in Quincy dining hall on Friday night.

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Peter Singer, Professor of Bioethics at Princeton University, speaks about doing as much we can at the Effective Altruism talk in the Science Center on Friday.

Flyby's Dream UC Tickets

The UC announced this week the three tickets who will be vying for election this month, and all the election talk got us thinking. We’ve compiled a list of potential pres/vice-pres tickets that could blow any of the current candidates out of the water.

A Practical Guide to Life at Harvard: Part IV – Feed Me!

Far away from the comforts of home, many of us are flabbergasted when confronted with the basic requirements of acting (and looking) like civilized human beings. This guide will serve as a roadmap to navigating the challenges of taking care of yourself in Cambridge. In the final installment of this four-part series, we will be covering markets for those days when you just can’t stomach another variation of dhall chicken.

KeyChange

A capella group, KeyChange, performs Usher's Confessions at their concert, Back to 'Bassics' with Stephen Kim performing the solo. They performed at Lowell Lecture Hall on Friday and were supported by Kuumba at the intermission.

HUDS? TF? HCCG? What Harvard Acronyms Mean to Outsiders

From HCCG to TF to HUDS, Harvard students might as well speak in acronyms. We ventured into Harvard Square to ask some passersby what they thought some of these commonly-used phrases meant. Responses ranged from “I don’t know. We’re from Norway” to “...what?” as well as some pretty legitimate guesses.