Social Sciences
Explore faculty and student work in economics, sociology, political science, anthropology, and other disciplines shaping our understanding of society.
FAS Overhaul Brings Deep Cuts to Social Sciences, Phillips Brooks House
After a final round of layoffs, University leaders say 165 staff jobs were eliminated across the division.
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
Optimizing Public-School Spending
Home prices are a bellwether of efficient spending in local schools
Bruno Carvalho
An urbanist’s lifelong study of the “rhythm of cities,” from Rio to Cambridge
Penny Pritzker Gives $100 Million for New Harvard Economics Facility
Landmark support for an eminently strong department
Repatriating Native American Remains
Disputes over the disposition of sensitive collections shadow Peabody Museum
Commuting’s Impact on Creativity
Long commutes harm productivity and innovation.
Why Some Citizens Reject Science
Bridging the gulf to science deniers