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.
Mihir Desai explains the real consequences of the new tax law
Understanding the real consequences of the new tax law
Money Can’t Buy Love, But Here’s What Can
New research proves that couples should spend money to increase quality time spent together.
by Oset Babür
Can Science Justify Itself?
Steven Pinker’s Enlightenment Now defends science from modern-day foes.
by Ada Palmer
How news outlets have the power to change conversation
Observations from Twitter prove that even the smallest news outlets can shape public opinion.
by Oset Babür
How Americans Turned Against Knowledge
Tom Nichols dissects the dangerous antipathy to expertise.
A new challenge for antitrust
An increasing consolidation of ownership in health care
Samuel Huntington remembered
A memorial minute on the eminent political scientist
Excerpt from “Off the Charts,” by Ann Hulbert
Parents and superkids, then and now
by Ann Hulbert
Excerpt from "Slow Medicine: The Way to Healing," by Victoria Sweet, M.D.
A doctor’s take on the destruction of medicine
FAS’s Inequality Initiative
The initative includes interdisciplinary conversation, annual symposia, and a postdoc program.