Social Sciences


Universities in Public Debates

Institutional position-taking at Harvard and in higher education

by Jonathan Shaw

AI and Democracy

The implications for campaigns and elections raise concern

by Aden Barton

Anna Jacobson Schwartz

Brief life of a pioneering economist: 1915-2012

by Jennifer Burns

You Are What (Your Microbes) Eat

Diet, cooking, and the human microbiome

by Veronique Greenwood

Vikram Patel

He wanted to be a chef, but instead became a leader in global health

by Jonathan Shaw

Preparing for the Energy Transition

Expect massive job losses in industries associated with fossil fuels. The time to get ready is now.

by Erin O'Donnell

AI in the Academy

Generative AI can enhance teaching and learning but augurs a shift to oral forms of student assessment.

by Jonathan Shaw

Reforming International Finance

Is it time to reform global financial institutions that support economic and political stability?

by Max J. Krupnick

The Food-Climate Conundrum

A Harvard Radcliffe Institute symposium tackles sustainable food systems in a changing climate.

by Jonathan Shaw

The GOP’s Return to Ideas?

Proposing a new Republican platform

by Max J. Krupnick

Black Students Speak

Jarvis Givens on two centuries of African American education 

by Lydialyle Gibson