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11 facts from 11 episodes, in date order. These are what speakers said on the shows, each linked to the moment it was said. They aren't independently verified.
World War II
Frederick Terman, who ran Harvard's wartime radio research lab, was a Stanford professor on loan to Harvard.
“Terman was a Stanford professor. He was just on loan to Harvard during the war years because that's where the government set up the radio labs.”
1949
Morris Chang turned 18 in 1949 and went on to attend Harvard with the help of an uncle in Boston.
“the next year in 1949, which is the same year as the establishment of the PRC, the People's Republic of China, Morris turns 18.”
2004
About 650 people joined thefacebook.com within its first 24 hours at Harvard.
“Within the first 24 hours, 650 people join. There's only 2,000 people in a class at Harvard.”
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Matt Walker describes a Harvard study finding REM sleep was the strongest sleep-stage predictor of lifespan.
“If you look at the contribution of different s sleep stages to your lifespan, REM sleep was the strongest predictor of your longevity.”
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Rockefeller philanthropy funded the first school of public health at Johns Hopkins and then a similar school at Harvard.
“so they create the first school of public health at hopkins and then they go to harvard and they do the same thing there”
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Andrew Huberman says a Harvard lab, led by a researcher he names as Chufu Ma, studies the biological mechanisms of acupuncture.
“whose laboratory is dedicated to trying to figure out the biological mechanisms of acupuncture”
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Chris Voss said the Harvard definition of empathy in negotiation meant showing understanding of the other side's perspective, not liking them.
“the Harvard definition, um, was empathy was not liking the other side, it was just demonstrating an understanding of their perspective.”
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Jesse Zhang grew up in Boulder, competed in math contests and studied computer science at Harvard.
“grew up in Boulder, did a lot of math contests, stuff like that growing up, studied C S at Harvard.”
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Sinclair cites a Harvard long-term study of World War II veterans in saying healthy habits can add about 14 years of life.
“This is based on a study that came out from Harvard, a long-term study of the lifespan of World War II veterans.”
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Daniel Whitenack says he frequently sees online ads for courses on becoming AI proficient, including from Harvard.
“I'm all this all the time seeing these like ads for whatever it is. Uh, Harvard school, uh, like, what the engineering or what? uh, uh, becoming AI proficient in your business”
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Ethan Mollick draws on Harvard's Mike Tushman for the idea of organizational ambidexterity, doing two things at once: exploiting what works today while exploring the future.
“to take an idea from Harvard, from Mike Tushman and company, uh, it it was the idea that you would need ambidexterity.”
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