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21 Jan 2025
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Talk: The Science of Conversation and the Art of Being Ourselves

21 Mar 2018
HBS Seminar

Peter Frumhoff, Director of Science and Policy and Chief Climate Scientist, Union of Concerned Scientists

01 Sep 2021
Video

My Experience in the Joint MS/MBA Engineering Sciences Program

January 2025 (Revised April 2025)
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VOCEL(A): Democratizing Brain Science for Early Childhood Education

By: Elisabeth Paulson, Christopher T. Ryan and Nanxi Zhang

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March 2017 (Revised February 2025)
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Edwin Land: The Art and Science of Innovation

By: Tom Nicholas, Christopher T. Stanton and Matthew G. Preble

Throughout the second half of the 20th century, Polaroid first invented—and then continuously reinvented—the field of instant photography. Under the leadership of its mercurial founder Edwin Land, the company regularly released new instant cameras and films, often... View Details

Keywords: Instant Photography; Company History; Change Management; Disruption; Forecasting and Prediction; Entrepreneurship; Business History; Innovation Strategy; Disruptive Innovation; Innovation and Management; Intellectual Property; Patents; Product Marketing; Brands and Branding; Product Launch; Product Development; Chemical Industry; Consumer Products Industry; United States

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10 Oct 2018
HBS Seminar

Michael Bordo, Rutgers School of Arts and Sciences

18 Oct 2016
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With $50m, Bloomberg thanks Boston's Museum of Science

Keywords: Educational Support Services; Educational Services

May–June 2021
Article

Savvy Self-Promotion: The Delicate Art and Science of Bragging

By: Leslie K. John

Everyone knows that success at work depends on being—and being seen as—both competent and likable. You need people to notice your growth and accomplishments while also enjoying your company. But if you draw attention to the value you’ve created, to ensure that managers... View Details

Keywords: Self-promotion; Success; Behavior

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November 1998 (Revised December 1998)
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Monsanto Company: Delivering on the Vision of Life Sciences

By: Ray A. Goldberg, Carin-Isabel Knoop and Srinivas Sunder

Keywords: Chemical Industry

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26 Feb 2015
News

Thinking Like an Entrepreneur: The Science and the Art

10 Aug 2021
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The Science of Sales Conversations with Gong’s Amit Bendov

20 Feb 2017
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MBAs in space: rocket science absorbs business school thinking

Science Magazine Profiles Research on Family Planning and Fertility

Read the full paper: Household Bargaining and Excess Fertility: A Study in Zambia

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March 2022 (Revised January 2025)
Technical Note

Statistical Inference

By: Iavor I. Bojinov, Michael Parzen and Paul Hamilton

This note provides an overview of statistical inference for an introductory data science course. First, the note discusses samples and populations. Next the note describes how to calculate confidence intervals for means and proportions. Then it walks through the logic... View Details

Keywords: Data Science; Statistics; Mathematical Modeling; Mathematical Methods; Analytics and Data Science

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30 Nov 2012
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HBS Professor Al Roth Named Fellow of American Association for the Advancement of Science

12 Aug 2020
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Women in Science May Suffer Lasting Career Damage from COVID-19

March 2022 (Revised January 2025)
Technical Note

Prediction & Machine Learning

By: Iavor I. Bojinov, Michael Parzen and Paul Hamilton

This note provides an introduction to machine learning for an introductory data science course. The note begins with a description of supervised, unsupervised, and reinforcement learning. Then, the note provides a brief explanation of the difference between traditional... View Details

Keywords: Machine Learning; Data Science; Learning; Analytics and Data Science; Performance Evaluation; AI and Machine Learning

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26 Aug 2020

Joint Degree Series: MS/MBA Biotechnology: Life Sciences Virtual Event

Join us for a virtual event with program faculty, Admissions staff and current HBS MBA students to learn more about Harvard's new MS/MBA Biotechnology: Life Sciences joint degree. View Details