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: Sarah Lewis
An art historian on race and photography
Radcliffe Institute Announces 2017-2018 Fellows
Eleven of this year’s 52 fellows come from within the University.
by Oset Babür
Linguists’ search for the nature of speech, sign, and universal grammar
How linguists use sign languages to understand universal grammar
Fake social media posts aim to distract
Distraction seems to be the aim of a massive government campaign of fake social media posts.
Harvard Business professor Mihir A. Desai ties finance to the humanities
A Business School professor ties finance and humanities together.
Peabody Museum 150th anniversary exhibition anthropology
The Peabody Museum 150th is a showcase for the origins and evolution of anthropology.
The Discovery of a Lost Harvard Museum
Recreating the Philosophy Chamber
Harvard plans significant data science institute
Unveiling a University research initiative
Learning to Lose
Sharmila Sen on making a life in the humanities.
by Bailey Trela
Profile of historian Elizabeth Hinton
A scholar of race, justice, and public policy