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The Harvard Gazette: After rare condition robbed drummer of ability to play music, science led him back. Comment: my blog is partially influenced by recommendations for improvements in health for people who have suffered from TBI (hearing vision 50% no taste no smell, amnesia et al), bipolar, anxiety, chronic fatigues, breast cancer (see book Fortune Favours the Brave on Amazon by Michelle Marcella Clarke). Hence this article is very important.

Christy DeSmith Harvard Staff Writer February 25, 2026 4 min read After rare condition robbed drummer of ability to play music, science led him back The first symptoms appeared during a concert. In 2009, Satoshi Yamaguchi, a drummer with the Japanese … Continue reading

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The Conversation: After being abandoned by his mother and rejected by the rest of his troop, his zookeepers at Ichikawa City Zoo in Japan provided Punch with an orangutan plushie as a stand-in mother. Videos of the monkey clinging to the toy have gone viral worldwide

Academic rigour, journalistic flair Arts + CultureBusiness + EconomyEducationEnvironmentHealthPolitics + SocietyScience + TechWorldPodcastsInsights Author Disclosure statement Mark Nielsen receives funding from the Australian Research Council. Partners University of Queensland provides funding as a member of The Conversation AU. The Conversation UK receives funding from these organisations View the full … Continue reading

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The Harvard Gazette: Did I say too much?

Work & Economy Did I say too much? ‘Revealing’ author explains difference between TMI and the kind of healthy ‘oversharing’ that deepens relationships By Christina Pazzanese Harvard Staff Writer February 19, 2026 9 min read Opening up to others and disclosing … Continue reading

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The Harvard Gazette: ‘Harvard Thinking’: Preserving learning in the age of AI shortcuts

‘Harvard Thinking’: Preserving learning in the age of AI shortcuts Samantha Laine Perfas Harvard Staff Writer  February 18, 2026 long read In podcast, teachers talk about how they’re using technology to supercharge critical thinking rather than replace it  Concerns of artificial intelligence supplanting human thinking are rising amid the exponential … Continue reading

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Benjamin Franklin: children whose path in life is so diverse, and we ask why but we know is there are no answers even yet.

@archeohistories Boston, 1712. The midwife hands a baby girl to her mother. Fifteenth child in the Franklin household. They name her Jane… Seven years later, another baby arrives. A boy. Benjamin. Number seventeen. Same parents. Same cramped house. Same poverty. … Continue reading

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Leonardo da Vinci wasn’t just a painter, he was a walking encyclopedia of genius, born in 1452 as an illegitimate child with little formal education.

@PhilosophyOfPhy Leonardo da Vinci wasn’t just a painter, he was a walking encyclopedia of genius, born in 1452 as an illegitimate child with little formal education. Yet, this self-taught visionary became the ultimate Renaissance man: artist, inventor, scientist, engineer, and … Continue reading

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Axios: Embrace your insecurity

1 big thing: Embrace your insecurity Illustration: Sarah Grillo/Axios   Axios CEO Jim VandeHei is here with advice on how to use your insecurities to motivate you. For a video version of this column (and to see what Jim looked like … Continue reading

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Axios: Modernizing Child Welfare Systems with Claude. Quote: “Anthropic’s work with Binti is an important partnership in social services as part of the broader “AI for Good” initiative.”

Binti modernizes child welfare systems with Claude Try Claude Try Claude Industry: Beneficial deployments Company size: Small Product: AI Platform Location: North America 50% faster Home visit report writing time, from 3-4 hours to under 2 hours 20% reduced timeline Family licensing timelines cut from 110 … Continue reading

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Rowan Atkinson, a legendary icon of comedy, television, and cinema, has left even the world’s richest and most powerful figures stunned—not just with his words, but with decisive action

@Maaachaaa69 BREAKING NEWS: Rowan Atkinson, a legendary icon of comedy, television, and cinema, has left even the world’s richest and most powerful figures stunned—not just with his words, but with decisive action. At a glamorous red-carpet gala in Los Angeles … Continue reading

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The Harvard Gazette: Imagination

Science & Tech ‘Imagination’ Less like a picture, more like a video game? Cognitive scientist explains how we ‘see’ what isn’t real.  Sy Boles Harvard Staff Writer February 6, 2026 5 min read Imagine this: A person walks into a room … Continue reading

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