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.
Chung To quit Wall Street to sponsor schooling for China's AIDS orphans
Chung To quit Wall Street to sponsor schooling for China’s "blood orphans."
Harvard lecturer cancels youth leadership development program in Syria
Recent unrest derailed Marshall Ganz's leadership development project for youth.
Peter Der Manuelian is Harvard's resident Egyptologist
Meet Harvard's resident Egyptologist.
Stephen Greenblatt traces how Lucretius in "De Rerum Natura" shaped the present
Stephen Greenblatt traces the influence of Lucretius, through De Rerum Natura, on modern thought.
Bin Laden death echoes in Drew Faust's Jefferson Lecture, "Telling War Stories"
President Drew Faust's Jefferson Lecture takes on an unexpected timeliness.
Sean Dorrance Kelly’s "All Things Shining" and the pursuit of a meaningful life
In a new book, All Things Shining, philosopher Sean Dorrance Kelly confronts modern nihilism with a guide for learning how to live a meaningful life.
Jill Lepore on Longfellow's "Paul Revere's Ride"
The historian reexamines the poet.
Harvard president Drew Faust visits Chile and Brazil
President Faust visits Chile and Brazil.
Profile of anti-smoking guru Gregory N. Connolly
The former smoker turned anti-smoking guru directs Harvard School of Public Health's Center for Global Tobacco Control.
Rose McDermott links polygyny to poor health and social outcomes
Polygyny has mainly negative consequences for women, children, and unmarried young men—and is linked to violence among nations.