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"The Negation of Time, Prologue" at Le Laboratoire, by William Kentridge with Peter Galison and Philip Miller It's possible that scientists and artists may have one side of their brain more dominant than the other, with the broadly opposite characteristics of logic and creativity, but the best innovations in both fields tend to come from using the ... (more)

Next IT , the world's leading provider of intelligent virtual assistants , is proud to announce that its healthcare technology has received Lead Product Recognition from the Future of Health Technology Institute , a leading health technology think tank dedicated to defining the health technology agenda for the 21st century.

It was an unusual year at Harvard, marked by three University closures, two major scandals, and an act of terrorism just miles away.

Rep. Louie Gohmert said Attorney General Eric Holder "was not being truthful" when he testified before the House Judiciary Committee about the investigation into the Islamic ties of the Boston marathon bombers.

CAN'T get to the phone? Try waving at it. A device that enables a smartphone's camera to recognise gestures - without gobbling up precious battery life - looks set to transform the way we make calls.

The Glass Menagerie , starring Tony winner Cherry Jones , Zachary Quinto, Broadway.com Audience Choice Award winner Celia Keenan-Bolger and Brian J. Smith, will begin performances at Broadway's Booth Theatre on September 5. Directed by Once Tony winner John Tiffany, the 17-week limited engagement will officially open on September 26.

Jane Mendillo, president and CEO of Harvard Management Co., received a 52% increase in compensation in 2011, based on a disclosure from Harvard University on Wednesday.

Sun.Star editor Nini Cabaero will spend one school year at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, to study journalism innovations as a member of the 76th Nieman Class.

Towns across the country are getting new recycling centers, giving away rain barrels and installing parking meters with solar panels.

Arrests made by the Somerville Police Department from May 6 to May 12. Please remember that the charges listed below do not indicate a conviction.

The garden is marvelously lush, with hundreds of blossoming roses, tulips, lilies, and curvaceous, fungi-like plants.

"It's even more insulting," Brown added. "He's hiding like a rat, yet would take the time to send that message." The wounded 19-year-old reportedly wrote on the interior of the boat that the twin marathon Monday presser-cooker bomb blasts were payback for America's involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan.

''I sing a song with the orchestra towards the end, and do another little thing about one of the songs in Wicked ,'' Schwartz says, ''and that's kind of it.'' Of course, Schwartz is the man who wrote the music and lyrics for Wicked , the behemoth musical celebrating its first decade on Broadway this October.

When arrests are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.] Dog Killed in Hit-and-Run Accident in Winchester At 8:05 a.m. on May 7, Winchester Police responded to Eaton Street for a report of a dog struck by a vehicle, according to a police report.

Website: http://www.izotope.com Altered and Modular Sound Libraries Now Available Cambridge, MA - iZotope, a leading innovator in digital signal processing, has released two new sound libraries for Iris, the ground-breaking visual synthesizer.

On a recent weekend a group of writers and editors gathered in a house tucked into a side street in Cambridge, Massachusetts, for what its participants jokingly referred to as "porn camp." In fact, it was the annual retreat for Circlet Press held at the home of author and publisher Cecilia Tan.

This composite image of a galaxy illustrates how the intense gravity of a supermassive black hole can be tapped to generate immense power.

Needless to say, there have been events locally of late that have taken attention away from an upcoming election that would otherwise be grabbing more headlines.

Last week's New England Children's Booksellers Association spring gathering, held on May 8 at the offices of 24-year-old Charlesbridge in Watertown, Mass., focused on how independent presses work.

It was not until I left China for Cambridge that I realized how much political and economic issues dominate Western representations of China.