Social Sciences
Private Equity and the Practice of Medicine
Hundreds of U.S. hospitals are owned by private equity firms—does monetizing medicine affect the quality of care?
by Colleen Walsh
Universities in Public Debates
Institutional position-taking at Harvard and in higher education
by Jonathan Shaw
How Air Pollution Affects Our Brains
An expert Harvard panel discusses the links between air pollution and dementia, learning, mental health, and mood.
by Jonathan Shaw
Fictions about the Forces Driving Migration
Glenda Carpio on the new migration narrative
by Nina Pasquini
Controlling AI Influence over Consumers
When pricing algorithms take advantage of an individual’s ignorance, legal scrutiny is in order.
by Max J. Krupnick
Geopolitics and the Energy Transition
International relations during the shift to a net-zero economy
by Jonathan Shaw
Cousins in the Ancient World
Long-distance human migration and population bottlenecks revealed in ancient DNA
by Jonathan Shaw
Democracy Endangered
American democracy endangered by minority rule
Values and Voting Patterns
Thinking globally versus locally is predictive of political views
The Roman Empire’s Cosmopolitan Frontier
Genetic analysis reveals a culture enriched from both sides of the Danube.
by Jonathan Shaw