Eric Mazur
@eric_mazur
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Physicist, educator, author, speaker, Harvard professor, founder of several startups, developer of Peer Instruction. Past President OSA
Boston, USA
Joined August 2009
Be careful booking an @Uber ride ahead of time for a ride to catch a flight! My pre-booked ride today didn’t show up causing me to be late at the airport.
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His Excellency The Emperor of Japan addresses the 22nd Annual Meeting of the Science and Technology in Society in Kyoto, Japan. #STS2025
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Chairman Komiyama-San opens the 22nd Science and Technology in Society Forum in Kyoto, Japan, with his majesty the Emperor and Empress of Japan in attendance. Later today I chair the session on AI in Social Media and Communication. #STS2025
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When Light Stands Still, Qubits Start Talking:
scienceblog.com
Light that barely advances can make quantum bits feel closer than they are. That is the strange, useful physics at the heart of new work from the
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A new publication by my group on Long-range quantum entanglement in dielectric mu-near-zero metamaterials.
nature.com
Light: Science & Applications - We propose a mu-near-zero index platform, a kind of near-zero refractive index materials, that enable long-range entanglement between on-chip quantum emitters....
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Final live event of #PerusallExchange 2025! Join us TOMORROW May 23 at 1 PM ET for the Teaching & Learning Panel w/ educators from NYU, UF, TCNJ, & more—moderated by @eric_mazur Don’t miss this conversation on why reading matters to the future of learning! https://t.co/lCd1UQprS8
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The Perusall Exchange 2025 is starting in a few days. If you agree that reading matters for the future of education, you do not want to miss this event! #PerusallExchange
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👀 Socrates meets ChatGPT? Rob Nelson (@Penn) revisits Phaedrus in his video presentation to explore what ancient doubts can teach us about generative AI today. 👉 Register: https://t.co/l9B0tysT8O
#AIinEducation #PerusallExchange2025 #DigitalHumanities
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Kris De Welde (@CofC) shares a new vision for liberated learning. In a grade-free course structured around Perusall, students shift from focusing on scores to focusing on real, meaningful learning. 🎥 Liberated Learning 📍Register: https://t.co/mRaUoYiH4e
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📖 Lauren Barbeau shares a moving story about why reading skills—and those who teach them—change lives. 🎥 Don’t miss it at #PerusallExchange2025 — register: https://t.co/TM3HyFd59n
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🎨 Nuria Hernandez Nanclares + Doris Sommer bring the Pre-Texts method to economics: active reading, critical thinking, creative discussion. 🎥 Join #PerusallExchange — https://t.co/tP9B8B6OP8
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Listen to @eric_mazur on grades and motivation of students !!
Why are grades interfering with intrinsic motivation for deeper learning?💡 Join host @eric_mazur & @joshua_r_eyler, author of Failing Our Future, on our new episode of Social Learning Amplified 🎙️ Tune in https://t.co/4t8tWBGzzB or wherever you get your podcasts! #sociallearning
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A new publication on steps toward exciting new microscopic optical devices by my group:
seas.harvard.edu
Researchers develop first-of-its-kind optical sensor that can simultaneously measure wavelength, polarization
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🔎 Can we teach better by questioning instead of telling? @eric_mazur (@Harvard) on his shift from lecturing to interactive learning - and how it transformed student understanding. 🎞️ Teaser: https://t.co/mfF4b7bUcZ 📺 Full Talk: https://t.co/OYKl0CKEON
@Physics_UNIGE
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Join us on March 6th for a thought-provoking conversation with @eric_mazur, Balkanski Professor of Physics and Applied Physics at @Harvard University, on the next frontier of #activelearning. To apply, visit: https://t.co/xweYWZYcUD
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Why are grades interfering with intrinsic motivation for deeper learning?💡 Join host @eric_mazur & @joshua_r_eyler, author of Failing Our Future, on our new episode of Social Learning Amplified 🎙️ Tune in https://t.co/4t8tWBGzzB or wherever you get your podcasts! #sociallearning
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A nice summary of our recent @Nature article.
A smoother way to study 'twistronics' - Harvard Gazette - “This development makes twisting as easy as controlling the electron density of 2D materials,” said Yacoby, Harvard professor of physics and applied ... -
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This week @UPCedu celebrated its 30-year anniversary by extending its partnership with Minerva Project, to include a #generaleducation program. We are delighted to partner with institutions committed to learning excellence. @eric_mazur, @jbossio
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Have you been affected by @lufthansa's embargo on flying dogs to the US? Time for a class-action suit! Please DM me. (My full story follows)
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So nice to be here and looking forward to giving my colloquium!
Great to welcome @eric_mazur to @FemtoSt today! Fantastic visit and looking forward to seminar this afternoon.
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