Research & Ideas
Discover Harvard research, scholarship, and ideas shaping the world—from science and technology to policy, education, and the humanities.
Jason Furman: Capitalism Is Working. It Could Work Better.
On Open to Debate, the Harvard economist defended free market competition—with meaningful government involvement.
Harvard Portrait: Mayra Rivera
How apocalyptic narratives help make sense of the modern world
Can solar geoengineering slow climate change?
Coming to terms with climate change’s relentless, long-term fallout
At Home with Harvard: Sounds of Music
A selection of our stories on musicians, composers, conductors, music scholars, and more
At Home with Harvard: Library Treasures
Our coverage of Harvard’s libraries, more relevant than ever in an online world
Constitutional scholar Noah Feldman profiled by Lincoln Caplan
Harvard Law School professor Noah Feldman’s constitutionalism is a branch of the humanities.
Claudia Jones
Brief life of an intersectional activist: 1915-1964
Could COVID-19 Transform U.S. Education?
A conversation on the crisis and its outcomes with the Graduate School of Education’s Paul Reville
At Home with Harvard: American Democracy
Our coverage of the nation's ailing democracy
Bringing Black History to Light
A Houghton Library project to digitize thousands of African-American records and artifacts
At Home with Harvard: Harvard in the World
Harvard Magazine’s coverage of the University’s expanding global reach