Research & Ideas
Discover Harvard research, scholarship, and ideas shaping the world—from science and technology to policy, education, and the humanities.
Öberg to Lead Harvard Faculty Recruitment and Retention
The astrochemist will become senior vice provost for faculty affairs this summer.
Adamantios Korais
Brief life of a leader of the Greek Enlightenment: 1748-1833
The Poet of Old Age
Donald Hall, chronicler of life
by Adam Kirsch
China’s Excess Wind Energy
Rather than shutting down turbines, China can harness surplus wind energy to make “green” hydrogen fuel and industrial chemicals.
by Jacob Sweet
A Sister’s Plea for Her Brother’s Freedom
Rayhan Asat is speaking out against the imprisonment of her brother Ekpar, drawing attention to the plight of Uighurs in China.
Critique and Joy
Kevin Young’s anthology of African American poetry, from Phillis Wheatley to hip hop
by Elisa New
The Context: Life on the Mesopotamian Marshes—and the Specter of Drought
Past work on water and human intervention
by Jacob Sweet
Namwali Serpell
The professor of English is also a novelist and a critic.
Under Review: Tony Saich on Chinese Communism at 100
The first century of the Chinese Communist Party—and what impends
Harvard Returns to Normal This Fall
University leaders announce that full, in-person operations will resume, with continuing public-health protocols.
Why Petitioning is Vital for Democracies
Petitioning campaigns are a vital complement to democratic voting.