Technology
EdX Announces Spring 2013 Courses
EdX, the virtual learning initiative launched by Harvard and MIT last May, announced Wednesday that it will offer courses in the humanities and social sciences for the first time this coming spring.
Kendall Square: An Incubator for Allston
Once a post-industrial wasteland, the now-vibrant Kendall area could provide a model for Harvard as it reboots plans to transform the underdeveloped Allston neighborhood into the University’s research hub.
Eight Things We'll Miss: Technology
Everyone knows that the world might or might not be ending next Friday, December 21st. Flyby's not in the business of making predictions, but just in case the Mayans were right and the last day of exam period also happens to be the end of, well, everything, we're compiling 8 lists of 8 great things (in no particular order) about the world as we know it, one for each day between now and The End. Today's theme is Technology.
Copyright Laws Slow DPLA
As the Digital Public Library of America approaches its April 2013 launch, copyright laws still hinder the library’s ability to make a wide array of written materials accessible to the public.
On Our Location
A connection like this is rarely a part of the traditional literary experience; the world about which you are reading is before your eyes
edX to Partner with Local Community Colleges
Harvard and MIT’s joint online learning venture edX announced Tuesday morning that it would combine virtual and in-person learning as it expands to two local community colleges.
Library Lab Puts on Show
The Library Lab showcased 28 library projects created by Harvard students, faculty, and staff Wednesday night.
A Close Reading For the Social Media Age
FM is here to find (or construct) meaning for the conventions of these destabilizing times.
The Square According to Your Best Friend YELP
With the questionable wisdom of strangers in mind, FM would like to take a moment to highlight a few of Yelp’s rising star(rer)s.
Obama: Can You Make a Donation?
Every four years, America gets to witness the simple pleasures of election season: Saturday Night Live’s post-debate coverage; election-themed treats at the local bakery; Wolf Blitzer doing something ridiculous on CNN.
Free, Live Streaming TV!
Each Harvard undergraduate now has a personal cable box. Well, sort of. Tivli, a startup founded in 2009 by Harvard graduates Nicholas B. Krasney '09 and Ho A. Tuan '09, earlier this month launched Tivli Beta, a real time television service that streams 36 channels over the Harvard network through its website, Harvard.Tivli.com. Tivli's lineup includes all the major networks and many popular cable channels, such as CNN, Fox News, History, and NFL Network.
Harvard Law School To Conduct Interviews Over Skype
The Law School will interview J.D. applicants via the free videoconferencing software Skype rather than by phone next year and will expand the number of applicants who are invited to interviews from about 1,000 to 1,200.
Sonal R. Shah
In this mini-series, Flyby profiles one of the seven fall 2012 IOP Fellows each week. This week: Sonal R. Shah. You may have seen IOP fellow Sonal R. Shah around campus at Harvard sporting events as she indulges her passion for all things athletic. But you can also join Shah in another setting this semester; every Thursday from 4 to 5:30 p.m. her study group meets in room L166 at the IOP.
