A Dutch man has a prosthetic connected to his nerves, which allows him to feel pressure; Harvard alumni will have exclusive access to some massive open online courses offered by the university; meanwhile, former Vice President Dick Cheney’s legacies live on. These discoveries and more below.

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A Robotic Hand, This Time with Feeling A man with a robotic hand can now feel varying degrees of pressure thanks to an implant that connects with the nerves in his arm.

Harvard U. Will Offer Exclusive MOOCs to Alumni You don’t need to be a Harvard University student to take a massive open online course from Harvard—throwing open the gates to all comers is the idea, after all.

The Zeitgeist Of Tahrir And Occupy On January 25, 2011, Egyptians shocked the world and themselves when tens of thousands besieged Tahrir (Liberation) Square in Cairo until Hosni Mubarak astonishingly resigned his 30-year rule on February 11.

Still Living in Cheney’s World Rest assured of one thing: he was the only American vice president ever to travel regularly with “a duffel bag stocked with a gas mask and a biochemical survival suit” in the back seat of his car.

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