Feb 19 Role Playing

Use your assigned model (based on birth month) to get feedback on the following course description for a first-year seminar (copy and paste it into your GAI model):

Genuinely Hard Problems in Science
Jeff Lichtman and Logan McCarty

This seminar explores some of science's most significant unsolved challenges: Genuinely Hard Problems (GHPs) that have stumped researchers despite their best efforts. To solve these problems, technical execution is not enough—we need true conceptual breakthroughs. Examples include reconciling quantum mechanics with gravity or finding the biological mechanisms that cause mental illness.

A key part of the seminar is identifying a GHP that deeply interests you. Each week will feature Harvard faculty whose research is related to these GHPs. Maybe it's the origin of life, dark matter and the structure of the universe, or cracking the code of human aging. They will make a pitch to serve as your academic mentor, and together, you'll plan an undergraduate curriculum focused on building the skills and knowledge you'd need to tackle your chosen GHP. You'll also study historical cases where seemingly impossible problems were solved, often by young researchers with fresh perspectives.

By the end of the seminar, you'll have a clearer picture of the scientific landscape and where you might fit into it. We hope that some of you will embark on a tailored academic journey here at Harvard, aimed at equipping you to address some of science's most profound mysteries. No prior scientific expertise is required—just deep curiosity, openness to failure, and willingness to grapple with big ideas.