Faculty & Research
An Original Magna Carta, Hidden in Plain Sight
A rare original surfaces at Harvard at an “almost providential” moment.
by Nina Pasquini
Declining English Departments?
A new lament about the status of English critiques the Harvard department's new curriculum.
An Intellectual Entente
James D. Watson and Edward O. Wilson, two major exponents of modern biology, reflect on the convergence of the evolutionary and molecular approaches in their field.
Powering China with Wind Alone
China could produce seven times its current electricity needs using wind alone.
An Ounce of Prevention
Financial regulation, moral hazard, and the end of “too big to fail”
by David A. Moss
Exposed
The erosion of privacy in the Internet era
by Jonathan Shaw
Facial Pheenoms
“Super-recognizers” have an astonishing ability to identify faces.
by Craig Lambert
The Poor Payoff of Pleasure Postponed
Why a little self-indulgence makes sense.
by Elizabeth Gudrais
The Oldest Object
A star more than 13 billion years old
by Jonathan Shaw
Phishing for Trust Online
Phishing pits an organized criminal ecosystem against a jumbled array of private "takedown" firms, domain-name registrars, and ISPs.
by Jonathan Shaw
The Phenomenon of Parenting
History professor Jill Lepore's take on recent parenting memoirs