Social Sciences
The Dark History Behind Chocolate
A Harvard course on the politics and culture of food
by Lydialyle Gibson
Controlling AI Influence over Consumers
When pricing algorithms take advantage of an individual’s ignorance, legal scrutiny is in order.
by Max J. Krupnick
Geopolitics and the Energy Transition
International relations during the shift to a net-zero economy
by Jonathan Shaw
Cousins in the Ancient World
Long-distance human migration and population bottlenecks revealed in ancient DNA
by Jonathan Shaw
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.
by Jonathan Shaw
Navigating Changing Careers
Harvard researchers seek to empower individuals to steer their own careers.
by Nina Pasquini
Easing the Energy Transition
How the Bezos Earth Fund hopes to seed economic transformation
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