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Robert Tarjan. Photo by David Kelly Crow
Election to the American Philosophical Society honors extraordinary accomplishments in all fields. Those accomplishments don’t end upon induction, however. In this week’s APS Member News Digest, read about AI and human curiosity, an “atomized” America, and grade inflation.
- Robert Tarjan (APS 1990) spoke with CGTN about AI and human curiosity ahead of the 2026 International Congress of Basic Science in Beijing
- “What most matters is face-to-face connection,” said Robert Putnam (APS 2005) to The New York Times for an article on the “atomization” of American culture
- David Laibson (APS 2022) spoke with Bloomberg about a new Harvard policy meant to combat grade inflation