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.
How Air Pollution Affects Our Brains
An expert Harvard panel discusses the links between air pollution and dementia, learning, mental health, and mood.
The Immigrant Experience
Glenda Carpio on the new migration narrative
Controlling AI Influence over Consumers
When pricing algorithms take advantage of an individual’s ignorance, legal scrutiny is in order.
Geopolitics and the Energy Transition
International relations during the shift to a net-zero economy
Cousins in the Ancient World
Long-distance human migration and population bottlenecks revealed in ancient DNA
Democracy Endangered
American democracy endangered by minority rule
Values and Voting Patterns
Thinking globally versus locally is predictive of political views
The Roman Empire’s Cosmopolitan Frontier
Genetic analysis reveals a culture enriched from both sides of the Danube.
Navigating Changing Careers
Harvard researchers seek to empower individuals to steer their own careers.
Easing the Energy Transition
How the Bezos Earth Fund hopes to seed economic transformation