Research & Ideas
Discover Harvard research, scholarship, and ideas shaping the world—from science and technology to policy, education, and the humanities.
‘Don’t Hold Your Breath’ for the Return of Low Interest Rates
Harvard economist Kenneth Rogoff discusses the global forces driving up borrowing costs.
Power is Knowledge
Who gets to make universal art?
by Yasmeen Khan
What of the Humble Pencil?
Review: At the Harvard Art Museums’ new exhibit, drawing takes center stage
Five Questions with Javier Ortega-Hernández
A professor of evolutionary biology on what shaped life more than 500 million years ago
‘Passengers’ at A.R.T. Blends Acrobatics with Einstein’s Relativity
Review: Quantum mechanics meets circus arts at the American Repertory Theater’s performance
Five Questions with Peter R. Girguis
A Harvard professor of evolutionary biology on what lurks in the deep sea
Free Speech, the Bomb—and Donald Trump
A Harvard cardiologist on the unlikely alliances that shaped a global movement to prevent nuclear war
Being Undocumented in America
Karla Cornejo Villavicencio’s writing aims to challenge assumptions.
Why Harvard Needs International Students
An ed school professor on why global challenges demand global experiences
Bringing Korean Stories to Life
Composer Julia Riew writes the musicals she needed to see.
A New Narrative of Civil Rights
Political philosopher Brandon Terry’s vision of racial progress