Social Sciences
Explore faculty and student work in economics, sociology, political science, anthropology, and other disciplines shaping our understanding of society.
Can Sports Fans Counter Political Polarization?
A new Harvard Kennedy School project aims to harness the power of feral fandom.
Harvard Rallies Help for Haiti with Benefit Concert; Plans Memorial Service
Evidence of Harvard maps in use; updates on the situation on the ground; a benefit concert featuring student performers and a memorial service.
Harvard Center for Geographic Analysis Hosts Haiti Map Portal
The Center for Geographic Analysis has created an online portal and sent up-to-date high-resolution wall maps with a delegation traveling to the earthquake-stricken country.
Work-life balance hard on women in finance
Research on work-life balance casts the financial sector in a harsh light.
Anthropologist Heather Paxson studies American artisanal cheese
Heather Paxson explores the anthropology of American artisanal cheese.
How cooking made us human
A Harvard anthropologist argues that cooking, a cultural practice, crucially shaped human evolution.
"Spaced education" improves learning
With “spaced education,” a surgeon offers a better way to learn.
At HSPH, a panel of experts discusses the healthcare reform bills in Congress
A panel of experts, from Harvard and elsewhere, attempts to cut through the confusion about the healthcare reform bills in Congress.
Time to reform the M.B.A.?
An economics columnist thinks M.B.A. students need more context in their curriculum.
Scrutinizing facial-recognition ability
“Super-recognizers” have an astonishing ability to identify faces.
The Poor Payoff of Pleasure Postponed
Why a little self-indulgence makes sense.