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Science, Technology, and Society Seminar: STS Circle at Harvard
November 9, 2026
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12:15PM - 2:00PM EST
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The Contemporary Crisis Around Epistemology: Between Naïve Positivism and Sturdy Knowledge

Speaker: Gabriella Coleman, Faculty Associate. Ernest E. Monrad Professor of the Social Sciences, Department of Anthropology, Harvard University.

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Seminar in International Economics
November 9, 2026
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3:00PM - 4:15PM EST
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A Macroeconomic Model of the Cross-Section of Currencies

Speaker: Aleksei Oskolkov, Assistant Professor of Economics, Princeton University.

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Seminar in Economic Development
November 9, 2026
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3:00PM - 4:15PM EST
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Traps and Transfers

Speaker: Ed Jee, PhD Candidate in Economics, University of Chicago.

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Latest News

New Advisory Committee Members
The Weatherhead Center is pleased to announce four new members of our Advisory Committee, the external governance board that advises on strategic direction. David Battat, Paula J. Dobriansky, Juan Enriquez, and Saumitra Jha join a distinguished group of...

Press Release for "Imagine: Reflections on Peace"

Imagine: Reflections on Peace opens October 5 at Harvard’s Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, 1730 Cambridge Street, Concourse Level, Cambridge, MA. CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Imagine: Reflections on Peace, an exhibition of photographs and short films...
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