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.
Global Gains
Photograph by Justin Ide/Harvard News Office Jorge I. Domínguez Harvard’s engagement with the world widened significantly during...
Teaching and Learning Abroad
Mollie wright ’09 expected to spend her summer in Costa Rica teaching English. She was, after all, a volunteer for WorldTeach, a...
The Slave Rebellion in New York City
Historian Jill Lepore explores the lives of slaves during an alleged eighteenth century uprising
Federico Capasso: The Quantum Designer
From quantum materials design to “voodoo physics” in the nanoscientists’ weird world
An entomologist at work on the Encyclopedia of Life
In the Dominican Republic, a project to write the first chapter in the encyclopedia of life
Who Built the Pyramids?
Not slaves. Archaeologist Mark Lehner, digging deeper, discovers a city of privileged workers.
Human origins driven by technological and cultural revolutions
Ofer Bar-Yosef argues that cultural and technological revolutions have been more important than biological ones during the past 100, 000 years.
Thomas Forrest Kelly teaches about “First NIghts”—musical premieres
A look at Thomas Forrest Kelly’s Harvard Core course on five musical premieres