Social Sciences
Explore faculty and student work in economics, sociology, political science, anthropology, and other disciplines shaping our understanding of society.
Robert Coles Was Most at Home on the Playground
A colleague remembers the late Harvard professor and child psychiatrist, who died this month.
by Alex Harris
Racial Bias and Redistricting
Efforts to keep census data private result in voter undercounting in diverse districts.
Being Black at Work
Realizing the full potential of black employees
Social Media Use and Adult Depression
A survey reveals suprising links between social media use and depression in adults.
Does Omicron Cause “Mild” COVID-19?
New evidence suggests the threat of severe infections.
The Saving Glut of the Rich
High savings rates among the wealthiest U.S. earners may represent a macroeconomic risk
Will Cities Survive Another Pandemic?
Inequities threaten the long-term health of cities
Both Sides Now
Tomiko Brown-Nagin’s bifocal view of the civil-rights movement
Reporting, with an M.B.A.
Charles Duhigg unpacks how individuals and organizations work at war, on Wall Street, and in Silicon Valley
Professor Steven Pinker on Thinking Straight
An excerpt from the preface of Pinker’s 2022 book Rationality
A Democracy of Opportunity
Liberals must learn from conservatives how to interpret the Constitution in all its dimensions.