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Harvard Kennedy School faculty member and computer scientist Stephen Casper explains how AI safety goes far beyond a technical problem—and says anyone can get informed.

Research indicates that top-of-the-ticket candidates may not influence how voters view down-ballot candidates as much as conventional wisdom suggests.

Patients often face long wait times to see specialists. The solution might seem simple: hire more of them. But according to recent research from Leemore Dafny, professor of public policy at Harvard Kennedy School and Bruce V. Rauner Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School, it’s not so simple. In fact, she and her co-authors have found that increasing the amount of specialists can backfire, leading to even longer wait times.

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