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Susan Matt introduces Robert Putnam and Shaylyn Romney Garrett to the audience. (Kennedy Robins/ The Signpost) Photo credit: Kennedy Robins

“I” or “We,” what will it be?

Lexie Andrew October 27, 2021

Robert Putnam, research professor of public policy at Harvard University, and Shaylyn Romney Garrett, a Harvard graduate and writer, gave a guest lecture at the Wildcat Theater on Oct. 25 and spoke about...

Turkeys ruling party Leader and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan delivers his weekly speech to members of the parliament Oct. 23 in Ankara, Turkey. (Depo Photos/Zuma Press/TNS)

Do you know your news? Oct. 25

Nic Muranaka October 24, 2018

1. Recently, online retailers have taken more and more buyers out of physical stores by allowing them to make purchases from home and have products delivered right to their front doors. This has caused...

Danielle Allen, political scientist and Harvard University professor, speaks about the Declaration of Independence on Nov. 11 as part of the Walker Institutes Our Declaration event. (Joshua Wineholt / The Signpost)

Declaration of Independence has message for 2016, speaker says

The Signpost November 16, 2016

In democracy, there are always winners and losers, Harvard Professor Danielle Allen told an overflowing Wildcat Theater on Nov. 11.The hallmark of democracy is that the losers accept the final result and...

Science Weekly: New robot design is almost huggable

July 9, 2015

When someone says the word robot, it is most likely that you will think of a shiny, metal automaton that is solid to the touch. You may not think of a squishy, soft robot that looks almost huggable. Well,...

Science Weekly: Harvard builds first transformer robots

August 10, 2014

Researchers at Harvard University and collaborators at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have developed robots that self-fold, take shape and crawl without any human help. These robots were...

Science Weekly: Harvard has breakthrough on renewable energy

January 11, 2014

Harvard scientists are at it again. This time, the scientists and engineers at Harvard University have demonstrated a new type of battery that could possibly change the way electricity is stored. This...

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