How Africans developed scientific knowledge of the deadly tsetse fly
New book by MIT Associate Professor Clapperton Chakanetsa Mavhunga explores science in action in Africa.
New book by MIT Associate Professor Clapperton Chakanetsa Mavhunga explores science in action in Africa.
Media studies scholar Lisa Parks examines the way satellites and other aerial technologies have changed society.
MIT’s sustainability director describes how 2016 effort has inspired Boston and other cities.
Project out of the MIT Media Lab uses biosensors and machine learning to optimize the sensory experience in individual work environments.
Experimental degree combining online MicroMasters and residential learning sees great success.
Postdoc Michele Bustamante wins Congressional Fellowship for her research analyzing supply risks and cost dynamics for key metals in high technology.
Graduate student Elena Sobrino looks beyond the headlines to study interactions between the city’s people and institutions.
CITE and D-Lab study finds evaporative cooling devices show promise for helping small-scale farmers, market vendors, and families store and preserve vegetables.
Gasoline-alcohol engines for heavy-duty trucks could produce a meaningful improvement in global air quality.
Professor emeritus and former U.S. energy secretary reflects on recent meeting with Pope Francis and energy and finance leaders.
Commencement speaker says the greatest opportunities are for humans, not technology.
Facebook COO tells MIT grads: "It’s not enough to be technologists — we have to make sure that technology serves people."
The open innovation program convenes Solve at MIT, three days of workshops, lectures, and discussions to advance global solutions.
In a “mathy” philosophy class, students explore the risks, outcomes, and ethical implications of living in a warming world.