Research & Ideas
Discover Harvard research, scholarship, and ideas shaping the world—from science and technology to policy, education, and the humanities.
Graduate Student Union Schedules Strike
The work stoppage will begin October 27, unless a final bargaining session next week yields an agreement.
‘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
How Do Single-Celled Organisms Learn and Remember
A Harvard neuroscientist’s quest to model memory in single-celled organisms
Why Heat Waves Make You Miserable
Scientists are studying how much heat and humidity the human body can take.
Shakespeare’s Greatest Rival
Without Christopher Marlowe, there might not have been a Bard.