Elizabeth M. Doherty
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A Worthy Endeavor
In a bunker-like office in University Hall, a well-trained, tenacious team is devising plans for an international takeover. Armed with
Turning a New Page
Dean of the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study Drew Gilpin Faust will be the 28th person, and the first female,
Robo-update
Continuing its coverage of the wide world of robosports, Fifteen Minutes brings you a preview of the wildly anticipated RoboCup
Virtual Veritas
Russell “Russ” McAlmond, like many Harvard students, goes online during class. Unlike most Harvard students, however, he isn’t surfing Facebook;
Steven Pinker “Eats Shit All Day”; He Is Also a Monkey
Steven Pinker and Jane Goodall love gooey treats. According to research assistant Fiery A. Cushman ’03, “Marshmallows are bar-none their
Domo Arigoto, Mr. Roboto
In a dimly lit Harvard basement, robots are on the move. They kick, shoot, pass, and score. And they may
Half-Baked at Harvard
The newcomer walked in to the party and took his place among the throng of unsuspecting first-years. After asking the
Pushing the Culinary Barrier
While eating a tofurkey sandwich one day in London, Mark L. Nuckols had a brilliant idea. “If you can make
No. 5: The Best Dinner Parties
“An ordinary evening can turn into an extraordinary exchange,” says Rothenberg Professor of English and American Literature and Language Homi
Old Girls’ Club
“We—the social queens of Radcliffe, in order to form a pure perfect union of congenial spirits, to establish freedom of