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...influence of China in various African economies, to the need to implement new technologies such as satellite imagery to combat the widespread problem of power outages in South Africa. The event, co-hosted by the Kennedy School of Government Africa Caucus and the school’s Africa Policy Journal, focused on the economic needs of the continent and sought predictions about Africa’s future. But panelists were hesitant to do just that, said Professor of the Practice of International Development Calestous Juma, the event’s moderator. The controversy of the recent Nigerian election figured prominently...
Craving that salty snack? Think again. Reducing sodium intake can significantly decrease odds of developing cardiovascular disease, according to a study led by Harvard Medical School researcher Nancy R. Cook. The study, published online last Thursday in the British Medical Journal, followed 3,126 subjects over 10 to 15 years. Researchers found that subjects who reduced their salt intake were 25 percent less likely to develop cardiovascular disease. “The reduction in cardiovascular disease was larger than we expected,” said Cook, who is affiliated with the Harvard-affiliated Brigham and Women’s Hospital...
...answer to both questions is yes. The study of psychedelics in the '50s and '60s eventually devolved into the drug free-for-all of the '70s. But the new research is careful and promising. Last year two top journals, the Archives of General Psychiatry and the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, published papers showing clear benefits from the use of psychedelics to treat mental illness. Both were small studies, just 27 subjects total. But the Archives paper--whose lead author, Dr. Carlos Zarate Jr., is chief of the Mood and Anxiety Disorders Research Unit at NIMH--found "robust and rapid antidepressant...
...Because She Can”; Simon H. Rich ’06-’07, author of “Ant Farm and Other Desperate Situations”; and Keith A. Gessen ’97, one of the founding editors of the print journal “n+1,” sat down with FM and confirmed that our degrees are, in fact, useless. But don’t worry! Read on to learn how to turn your $160,000 diploma into a book deal, take sass from Gawker, and make your mom proud...
...libraries have already paid (quite a lot) for the privilege of tapping into Harvard’s resources. Just as Harvard does not ask students to pay even a minimal fee for each book and course pack they check out of the library or each online journal they access, nor should it ask them to pay for each case study they wish to look at.Harvard is a leader in higher education, and it should set an example of generously sharing its resources. Harvard’s own students should have complete, free access to all Harvard’s publications...