Social Sciences
Explore faculty and student work in economics, sociology, political science, anthropology, and other disciplines shaping our understanding of society.
Is the Constitution Broken?
Harvard legal scholars debate the state of our founding national document.
Daniel Wegner finds that access to information online changes memory function
Psychology professor Daniel Wegner has found that access to information online changes what people remember.
Michael Norton of HBS studies wealth inequality perceptions and preferences
Harvard Business School professor Michael Norton finds Americans prefer a more equal distribution of wealth.
Profile of Revolutionary patriot and scoundrel Andrew Craigie
Brief life of a patriot and scoundrel: 1754-1819
Gift from Gustave and Rita Hauser launches new learning and teaching initiative
The Hausers invest $40 million to launch the Harvard Initiative for Learning and Teaching.
Pedagogy, classroom design, evaluation: the recent history at Harvard
The context for a major new initiative on teaching skills, classrooms, learning technology, and evaluation
HBS study finds positive Yelp.com reviews lead to increased business
Independent restaurants benefit more than chains.
Jerome Groopman and Pamela Hartzband on beliefs and medical choices
In Your Medical Mind, Jerome Groopman and Pamela Hartzband write about beliefs and medical choices.
Sue Goldie, Daniel Lord Smail, George Whitesides featured in New York Times
Professors Goldie, Smail, and Whitesides all work on topics featured in one day’s New York Times
Michael Norton surveys Harvard alumni preferences on wealth distribution
Take a professor's poll on alumni opinions about the distribution of wealth in America.
The Veil’s Revival
Veils have seen a resurgence among young Muslim women worldwide. Is this a step backward, or a marker of progressive politics?