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.
Rafael Campo of HMS: a profile by Lydialyle Gibson
Rafael Campo’s compassionate care
Raw and Red Hot
Could inflammation be the cause of myriad chronic conditions?
Harvard’s Houghton Library to be renovated
A renovation to make Houghton Library “open to all”
by Jacob Sweet
Min Jin Lee on Her New Novel and Writing about the Korean Diaspora
“I worry a great deal about how Koreans are perceived,” the author says.
“The Bauhaus and Harvard” exhibit at the Harvard Art Museums
Exploring the Bauhaus and Harvard
Wanted: Big ideas from the humanities
Wanted: Big ideas from the humanities
A Crossroads in Biomedicine?
Uncertainty and humanity could be key to addressing the reproducibility crisis.
Harvard renames art film department
Renaming Visual and Environmental Studies to signal a clearer focus on making art and film
John Ruskin, Victorian Radical and Art Historian
A Houghton exhibition explores the thinker’s influences and impact.
Will future online education become limited to professional degrees?
Harvard and MIT experiences suggest a more constrained vision for massive free courses.