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Explainer: What the downsizing of The Washington Post means for traditional media
Amid the speculation of why owner Jeff Bezos decreased operations of The Washington Post by one-third, Harvard Kennedy School Professor Thomas Patterson identifies a key reason: it is a financial problem.
Stigma may affect both how people use social safety net benefits and the way programs are designed
Stigma may affect both how people use social safety net benefits and the way programs are designed, Harvard Kennedy School researchers show.
“From ‘Bowling Alone’ to scrolling alone”: Legislators on an “atomized” America
Governor Spencer Cox and Congressman Jake Auchincloss discuss social media, AI, partisan division, and community at the Harvard Kennedy School's John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum.
Daily AI use is associated with depressive symptoms
In a recent article in JAMA Open Network, Professor Matthew Baum and his co-authors analyzed a survey of over 20,000 people and found that daily or frequent use of AI is significantly associated with greater levels of depressive symptoms.
