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Is Ultraprocessed Food Really That Bad?

A Harvard professor challenges conventional wisdom. 

by Craig Lambert

Reinhart and Rogoff review the tools governments use to cope with debt.

Eliminating the Great Recession’s overhang

by Jonathan Shaw

HBS experts on the disruptive power of the Internet of Things

What smart gadgets mean for big business

by Stephanie Garlock

Football research at Harvard seeks new therapies for players

The Harvard Football Players Health Study aims to treat athletes’ medical problems, from head injuries to torn ACLs.

by Sophia Nguyen

Harvard scientists find a way to convert solar energy into a liquid fuel

Harvard scientists find a way to convert solar energy into a liquid fuel.

by Jonathan Shaw

Harvard’s Catherine Dulac and her team locate neurons tied to parental behavior

Locating the “command neurons that drive parental behavior”

by Erin O’Donnell

Harvard research into vitamin D’s anti-cancer and health benefits

Two Harvard studies investigate the nutrient’s cancer-fighting properties.

by Sophia Nguyen

Harvard music professors create dynamic music theory diagrams

Two scholars—in jazz, and in German music—team up on a tool that makes musical structure visible.

by Sophia Nguyen

Harvard’s Eric Maskin and Michael Kremer look at globalization and inequality

Modeling how globalization leaves the least-skilled workers behind

by Stephanie Garlock

HSPH study suggests people naturally regulate coffee intake

A new Harvard School of Public Health study suggests people naturally regulate their coffee consumption.

by Laura Levis

Small Companies Have an Innovation Edge, except perhaps in the energy space

Small companies innovate better, but in the energy field, large firms may lead.

by Erin O’Donnell