Maria Borrell Ferrero
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Of Dust and Dragons: Boston’s Underground Puppet Library
There are few other places where children can learn about collective action and adults can play with puppets.
Fifteen Questions: Sarah Craycraft on Granny Witches, the Bulgarian Rural Exodus, and Trad Wives
The Folklore and Mythology Head Tutor Sarah B. Craycraft sat down with Fifteen Minutes to discuss the folkloric role of the grandma figure, how conservative movements interact with tradition, and her experience getting to know Bulgaria.
What Do Black Holes Sound Like?
In the Black Hole Symphony, composer David R. Ibbett tries to translate one of the universe’s brightest observable objects into music.
AI Wrote A Harvard Physicist’s Most Recent Paper. No One Knows What It Means for Science.
As LLM calculation skills advance, theoretical fields of science are reckoning with the possibility that they could be replaced. And maybe they want to be?
At a Stalemate: Venezuelan Exiles at Harvard are Caught Between Two Regimes
From 2,000 miles away, Venezuelan exiles at Harvard have worked with opposition leaders for decades to develop policy proposals for the future of their country. But in Venezuela’s post-Maduro moment, many of these academics are now left questioning the U.S.’s priorities, and what role, if any, they themselves will be allowed to play in the country’s tomorrow.
Farnsworth, the Hidden Gem of Lamont
In the shadow of Widener’s dense textbooks and philosophical essays, and Houghton’s Shakespeare folios, this corner of Lamont offers something different – the permission to read for fun.
The Electronic Instrument Design Lab Says Goodbye to Jim MacArthur
Jim MacArthur manages Harvard’s Electronic Instrument Design Lab, fulfilling specific instrumentation requests across departments as what he calls a “short-order engineer.” After 25 years, he’s announced his retirement with a year’s notice, but he doesn’t know if a replacement will be hired.