Things that apparently cause cancer(breakthroughjournal.org)
172 points by timpera | 63 comments
An Ecomodernist article by Deric Tilson and Adam Stein questioning the methodology behind studies claiming various things cause cancer.
#harvard on Hacker News
9 stories tagged harvard, newest first.
Harvard particle physicist Matthew Schwartz drops 36 papers authored with Claude(reddit.com)
29 points by xqcgrek2 | 27 comments
A Reddit r/Physics post about Harvard physicist Matthew Schwartz releasing 36 papers co-authored with Claude; the page shows a Reddit network-security block.
OpenAI’s o1 correctly diagnosed 67% of ER patients vs. 50-55% by triage doctors(theguardian.com)
473 points by donsupreme | 419 comments
Guardian news article on a Harvard trial finding OpenAI's o1 model outperformed doctors at diagnosing emergency room patients during triage.
Trump administration halts Harvard's ability to enroll international students(nytimes.com)
560 points by S0y | 550 comments
New York Times article on the Trump administration halting Harvard's ability to enroll international students; the capture shows only a captcha page.
Harvard's response to federal government letter demanding changes(harvard.edu)
1191 points by impish9208 | 1076 comments
Harvard President's statement 'The Promise of American Higher Education' responding to a federal government letter demanding policy changes at the university.
Data sleuths who spotted research misconduct cleared of defamation(arstechnica.com)
523 points by dangle1 | 99 comments
Ars Technica article reporting a court dismissed defamation claims against researchers who identified manipulated data, while Harvard still faces trial over its investigation.
Harvard gutted team examining Facebook Files following $500M Zuckerberg donation(live-whistleblower-aid.pantheonsite.io)
951 points by anticorporate | 224 comments
Whistleblower Aid news release alleging Harvard dismantled a team studying the Facebook Files after a $500M Chan Zuckerberg Initiative donation.
Ousted propaganda scholar accuses Harvard of bowing to Meta(washingtonpost.com)
430 points by ta988 | 448 comments
Washington Post article reporting that misinformation researcher Joan Donovan alleges in a whistleblower complaint that Harvard ousted her to appease Meta.
Before he was the Unabomber, Ted Kaczynski was a mind-control test subject(washingtonpost.com)
325 points by whitepaint | 246 comments
Washington Post Retropolis article on Ted Kaczynski's participation as a Harvard undergraduate in a psychological stress experiment before becoming the Unabomber.