Faculty & Research
Research on Hold
Funding freeze halts Harvard projects overnight.
by Nina Pasquini
Complexity and the Wealth of Nations
The most prosperous countries have economies that produce a variety of goods.
by Jonathan Shaw
An Evolving Foe
Harvard scientists are using genomic tools to fight newly resurgent malaria.
by Courtney Humphries
Changing, Challenging China
A Harvard Magazine roundtable
Emma Dench
Meet a scholar enthralled by the Romans.
Pleasure by Proxy
Other people’s experience is a more accurate guide than your own imagination to what you will like.
by Craig Lambert
Many Lasers from One
Harvard researchers have developed multibeam, multiwavelength miniature lasers.
by Jonathan Shaw
The Power of Torture
Inflicting pain changes the perceptions of torturers, not necessarily their knowledge.
Harvard Headlines: Derek Bok, Ellen Langer, Lawrence Lessig
A review of Bok's new book, The Politics of Happiness; a profile of positive-psychology pioneer Langer; Lessig's suggestions for reforming Congress
China Hands: Meet the Experts
Background on the faculty members and alumni who discuss contemporary China's rising power—and persistent problems—in the magazine's probing roundtable
This Financial Meltdown, and the Next One
A panel of social scientists dissects past mistakes, and sees daunting fiscal and regulatory challenges ahead for the United States and Europe.