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Harvard team built a CMOS chip to map 70,000 synaptic connections between 2,000 rat neurons

A Harvard team built a CMOS chip that can see the signals across 2,000 rat neurons, allowing the team to map over 70,000 connections — a first in the field of neural research.

Tom’s Hardware

How far can a person run without stopping?

People go on 5K and 10K runs all the time. But what's the farthest humans can run at one time?

LiveScience

‘We’re like sitting ducks’: the right’s ‘war on woke’ has a well-tested playbook to take down academics

The campaign against Claudine Gay, Harvard’s first Black president, has become a blueprint increasingly wielded against women and scholars of color

The Guardian - US

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Jaylen Brown Is Redefining the Role of Sports

Sure, he wants to win another NBA title. But the Celtics’ Finals MVP is also building a legacy off the court and tackling the problem of wealth disparity.

Sports Illustrated

The Aga Khan obituary

Spiritual leader of Ismaili Muslims and billionaire businessman who enjoyed a jet-setting lifestyle

The Guardian - UK

Bill Gates says he got into every Ivy League school he applied to, but tailored a different 'persona' for each application: 'Each was a performance'

“I wanted the chance to see how I stacked up against the other brainy kids from a much wider pool than Lakeside,” Gates said.

Fortune

Cynthia Erivo Named Hasty Pudding Theatricals Woman Of The Year

Cynthia Erivo honored as Hasty Pudding Theatricals Woman of the Year in festive parade and roast event at Harvard University.

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Trump's HHS investigating medical schools for antisemitism because students wore keffiyehs: report

Health agency noted medical schools receive hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funding

The Independent UK

'Wicked' star Cynthia Erivo headlines parade for Harvard's Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year

“Wicked” star Cynthia Erivo is beimg feted as Harvard University’s Hasty Pudding Theatricals Woman of the Year

The Independent UK

The Aga Khan: Philanthropist and spiritual leader of the world's Ismaili Muslims dies

Aga Khan was given the title of ‘His Highness’ by Queen Elizabeth in July 1957

The Independent UK

Harvard / Dep't of Ed Settlement Chilling Anti-Israel, Anti-Zionist, and Anti-Anti-Zionist Speech

FIRE (Robert Shibley) has a long and detailed analysis of the settlement (announced Jan. 21), which I highly recommend. A… The post Harvard / Dep't of Ed Settlement Chilling Anti-Israel, Anti-Zionist, and Anti-Anti-Zionist Speech appeared first on Reason.com.

Reason

Source Code by Bill Gates review – growing pains of a computer geek

The first volume of the tech baron turned philanthropist’s memoirs focuses on his parent’s struggles to control him – and a painful early loss

The Guardian - UK

Gazans already enduring health issues, lack of clean water now face hazardous rubble

As Gazans return to what is left of their homes, they're facing new risks on top of monumental health challenges

The Independent UK

Harvard Abruptly Sacks Entire Slavery Remembrance Team, Refuses to Say Why

Harvard abruptly laid off its Slavery Remembrance Program staff, who were tasked with identifying direct descendants of people enslaved by Harvard affiliates.

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The Conversation

Harvard expands its definition of antisemitism – when does criticism of Israel cross a line?

As part of Harvard University’s agreement in response to two federal lawsuits filed by Jewish students alleging antisemitic discrimination, it will adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance, or IHRA, “working definition” of antisemitism.

Investors Business Daily

Claudia Goldin Digs Into Economics Like A Detective

Claudia Goldin won the Nobel Prize in Economics in 2023 — only the third woman to win the prize in history.

Evening Standard

Oxford named best university in the world for two subjects

Cambridge is one of three universities named in the top 10 for all 11 subjects in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings by Subject.

The Independent UK

Harvard settles antisemitism suits as Trump defunding threats loom

Suits include Harvard agreeing to use hotly debated definition of antisemitism

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Rep. Stefanik Exposes Antisemitic Rot In U.S. Colleges

Rep. Elise Stefanik's focus on combating antisemitism on college campuses during her confirmation hearing for U.S. ambassador to the U.N.

The Guardian - UK

Richard Rathbone obituary

Other lives: Professor of African history at Soas who delighted in his membership of a local choir in Wales

The Independent UK

How Trump's Access Hollywood scandal and Chelsea Clinton's wedding spawned a new MAGA conspiracy theory

A prominent conservative pundit repeated a falsehood from Billy Bush that was later amplified by the soon-to-be vice president

The Independent UK

Many colleges are settling antisemitism cases. Some Republicans blast 'toothless' agreements

Many colleges accused of tolerating antisemitism on their campuses have been settling with federal civil rights investigators in the weeks before the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump, who urged a tougher response to campus protests against the war in Gaza

Reason

Lawless IV: Leadership Failures Old and New

The pandemic showed the weakness of the leadership class. [UPDATE: Inadvertently posted it under my byline, but it's of course Ilya Shapiro's post, as the byline now reflects. -EV]

Reason

Lawless II: Critical Theory Returns with a Vengeance

You can’t have legal education dominated by an ideology that denies the law’s legitimacy.

Evening Standard

Who is Joel Kaplan, Meta's new President of Global Affairs and Trump's latest ally in Big Tech?

Nick Clegg is to make way for Meta’s top Republican ahead of Donald Trump’s inauguration. Who is he – and why does it matter?

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