by the OpenDP Team

We're pleased to release version 0.4 of the OpenDP Library. Highlights include several new measurements and transformations, improved floating point handling, and general code cleanup... Read more about Introducing Version 0.4 of the OpenDP Library

by Gary King

IQSS director Gary King reflects on the origins of the writing surfaces that cover the hallways of the Institute, as featured in a recent article by the Harvard Gazette.

When I started IQSS, I interviewed many current and former Harvard deans and presidents (and others) to figure out what made the best centers. Places like the legendary Cavendish in London, Bell Labs, ISR, and others. Everyone I spoke to had a different story but wound up in the same place... Read more about The Community that Makes the Center: the Whiteboards of IQSS' Corridors

What does it mean to live well? To be truly healthy? To thrive? Researchers and clinicians have typically answered these questions by focusing on the presence or absence of various pathologies: disease, family dysfunction, mental illness, or criminal behavior. But such a “deficits” approach tells only so much about what makes for a life well-lived—about what it means to flourish... Read more about Human Flourishing Program Launches the Global Flourishing Study with Baylor University Researchers

Twice a year in January and June, the CGA offers a two-week intensive training course in geographic information systems (GIS), designed for Harvard graduate students, post-doctoral fellows, faculty, and other researchers who want to learn spatial analysis and apply GIS methods in their research... Read more about Registration is Open for the Winter 2022 GIS Institute