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
Can solar geoengineering slow climate change?
Coming to terms with climate change’s relentless, long-term fallout
Review of new Putnam and Garrett book, “The Upswing,” by Idrees Kahloon
In search of optimism, a sweeping interpretation of American social history
The Voter-Fraud Disinformation Campaign
A White House-led effort to recast public discourse
Immigrant Stories, in Song
Sociologist Roberto Gonzales’s research is becoming a musical.
Michael Kremer Departs for the University of Chicago
Development economist pulls up roots.
CARES Act watchdog Bharat Ramamurti ’03
Bharat Ramamurti ’03 oversees CARES Act spending—and pursues corporate reform.
Harvard Law School’s Food Law and Policy Clinic, led by Emily Broad Leib
A holistic approach to food safety and food law
Using puzzles to teach physics
In his freshman seminar, Cumrun Vafa uses puzzles to help students understand complex physics.
by Steve Nadis
Dairy culture on the Eurasian Steppe
Ancient dental plaque points to the historical significance of dairy culture on the Eurasian Steppe.
Excerpt from “Exercised,” by Daniel E. Lieberman
A biological anthropologist explains why and how exercise works to combat senescence.