Girl Geek Academy/Flickr Don’t waste small pockets of free time by mindlessly checking email. Instead, consider chatting with a coworker, which might make you happier than you expect. That’s according to a Harvard Business School professor, who writes that we overestimate how long it will take to enjoy an experience. Harvard Business Review’s recent cover […]
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Parkland shooting survivor David Hogg is going to Harvard after getting a reported 1270 on the SAT — it shows test scores aren’t everything
mpi04/MediaPunch /IPX/AP Parkland school shooting survivor and gun law activist David Hogg is going to Harvard University. He received a score of 1270 out of 1600 on the SAT, according to TMZ. The bottom 25% of students admitted had an average score of 1460. His reported score has sparked a debate over whether Harvard should […]
Harvard Is Scoring Big in the NFL. Here's Why
During a Week 3 NFL game in sunny Tampa Bay this season, Buccaneers quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick connected with tight end Cameron Brate for a four-yard touchdown. That same week, in Kansas City, San Francisco 49ers fullback Kyle Juszczyk took a pass 35 yards for a touchdown. Back in Boston, these plays no doubt made Tim […]
Cardiac stem cell treatment pioneer fabricated 31 studies, Harvard & Brigham conclude
Two prestigious US hospitals have concluded a prominent cardiologist whose research served as the foundation for cardiac stem cell therapy fabricated or falsified data in at least 31 published studies that should now be retracted. Piero Anversa’s research first made waves in 2001, when he published a paper in Nature suggesting that stem cells could […]
Harvard doctors say this neglected move is a better way to get strong abs than sit-ups
Shutterstock Sit-ups aren’t the best way to get a strong core, according to physicians at Harvard Medical School. Not only do they not target all the muscles you need for a six-pack, crunches may also set you up for injury. Instead, you should be holding yourself in plank pose. Here’s how to do it correctly. […]
An Israeli-Palestinian Harvard graduate quit his job to travel the world — and is now one of the most successful creators on Facebook
Facebook/Nas Daily Nuseir Yassin, better known by Nas Daily, quit his cushy New York tech job in 2016 to travel the world full-time. Nas has committed to documenting every day of his life for 1,000 days. Two years into his project, Yassin’s one-minute Facebook videos now garner millions of views. Yassin sat down with Business […]
Mark Zuckerberg just turned 34 years old — here are 33 photos of Facebook’s rise from a Harvard dorm room to world domination (FB)
Robert Galbraith/Reuters Facebook is a classic Silicon Valley success story: It’s gone from an idea hatched in a Harvard dorm to one of the most powerful and influential companies in the world. Mark Zuckerberg, its CEO and founder, celebrated his 34th birthday on Monday — and, as CNBC calculates, has made an average of $ […]
107 free online courses from the best colleges in the US — including Princeton, Harvard, and Yale
The Insider Picks team writes about stuff we think you’ll like. Business Insider has affiliate partnerships, so we get a share of the revenue from your purchase. Online learning sites Coursera and edX allow you to audit classes from top universities for free. For additional fees, you can gain access to course certificates, assignments, tests, and even receive […]
Inside the intensive, two-month training all Delta flight attendants must attend that’s harder to get into than Harvard
Delta/YouTube For aspiring flight attendants, Delta Air Lines, ranked by its employees as one of the best places to work, is also one of the most difficult places to get a job. It’s harder to get invited to Delta flight attendant training than it is to get into Harvard University. Keep reading for some of the […]
The one book every student should read in 2018, according to Harvard professors
Pablo Blazquez Dominguez / Stringer / Getty Images Harvard University professors constantly read and assign texts to their students. So they know a good book when they see one. With that in mind, Business Insider asked professors at Harvard to share the single book they think every student should read in 2018. The professors include Nobel laureates, scientists, […]