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Linguistics and Philosophy
Analyzing the 2016 election: Insights from 12 MIT scholars
Experts from the School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences weigh in on topics from polling to rhetoric to individual campaign issues.
QS ranks MIT the world’s top university for 2016-17
Ranked No. 1 for the fifth straight year, the Institute also places first in 12 of 42 disciplines.
Seeking big answers
PhD student Rebecca Millsop uses philosophy to take on contentious questions about how we define art.
Why children confuse simple words
Study: Kids have “and/or” problem despite sophisticated reasoning.
Seven from MIT elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences for 2016
Prestigious honor society announces 213 new members this year.
QS World University Rankings rates MIT No. 1 in 12 subjects for 2016
MIT ranked within the top 5 globally for 19 of 42 subject areas.
Code of the humans
New book by Noam Chomsky and Robert Berwick explores how people acquired unique language skills.
Philosopher Agustín Rayo named associate dean of MIT-SHASS
MIT's "mathy philosopher" makes mind-blowing ideas accessible.
Mind, hand, heart — and chalk
A daily art project conceived by MIT student Benjamin Chan welcomes students, faculty, staff, and visitors to the Stata Center.
Senior Alyssa Napier dedicates herself to improving MIT
Chemistry major works to address social justice issues.