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.
From Human Nature to Human Resources
By reading Darwin, a business school professor has found a unifying way to think about human motivation.
HBS professor Clayton Christensen questions the future of higher education
The HBS professor predicts that online education will disrupt old models.
Excerpt from Sophia Rosenfeld, "Common Sense: A Political History"
Historian Sophia Rosenfeld examines the origins of politicians' appeals to "common sense."
Public input revises a list of important “hard problems” in the social sciences
An online discussion and poll revise the list of “hard problems” in the social sciences drafted by scholars at a Harvard symposium last year.
Profile of anti-smoking guru Gregory N. Connolly
The former smoker turned anti-smoking guru directs Harvard School of Public Health's Center for Global Tobacco Control.
Rose McDermott links polygyny to poor health and social outcomes
Polygyny has mainly negative consequences for women, children, and unmarried young men—and is linked to violence among nations.
Video: award-winning public-service ads designed to scare smokers into quitting
View ads from Massachusetts and Armenia designed to scare smokers into quitting.
Video: computerized tests evaluate people's risk of attempting suicide
Learn about computerized tests that evaluate whether someone is at risk of attempting suicide. Plus, related links and an article from the magazine archives.
Matthew Nock studies suicide and self-injury
Understanding suicide and self-injury
Jack Rakove reviews Pauline's Maier's "Ratification," on the U.S. Constitution
The great experiment in constitution-making
by Jack Rakove