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We’re already forgetting what 2020 was like
Media coverage of our event, Five Years Later: A Book Talk on the Events of 2020. Written by Anna Lamb for The Harvard Gazette.
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Decoding Front-of-Package Food Labels: Are They Really Telling Us What’s Healthy?
How do we know what is healthy? Given the link between healthy eating patterns and diet-related diseases, consumers need accurate information to make informed choices about which foods they should purchase.
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Mind over Machine: Navigating the Legal and Ethical Frontier of Neurotech
Picture a world where a patient suffering from a debilitating neurological disorder receives not only a diagnosis but also a bespoke brain implant designed to restore lost function.
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An End to “Springing Forward”: The Case for Permanent Standard Time
On Dec. 13, 2024, then-President-Elect Donald Trump posted on Truth Social, “The Republican Party will use its best efforts to eliminate Daylight Saving Time… Daylight Saving Time is inconvenient, and very costly to our Nation.”
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Europe Tightens Data Protection Rules for AI Models—And It’s a Big Deal for Healthcare and Life Sciences
Imagine you’re a researcher developing an AI model, such as an algorithm or other computer process, that can predict early-stage cancer using data from thousands of patient records. You’ve been careful anonymizing datasets, following ethical guidelines, and ensuring patient confidentiality.
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Fireside Chat: I. Glenn Cohen and Rochelle Walensky
Professor Glenn Cohen, Faculty Director of the Petrie-Flom Center at Harvard Law School interviews Dr. Rochelle Walensky, 19th Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Senior Academic Fellow at the Petrie-Flom Center. They discuss Dr. Walensky’s career as an infectious disease clinician focused on HIV/AIDS, her experience leading the CDC during COVID-19, and her reflections on public health infrastructure in the United States and internationally.
