Breaking through gridlock: Productive conversations in a polarized world
A Mens et Manus America conversation with Jason Jay reveals research on how to have meaningful conversations with people holding opposing viewpoints.
Danielle Olson: Building empathy through computer science and art
CSAIL PhD student creates immersive media to help users understand each other’s backgrounds and feelings.
Breaking down walls between the ivory tower and prison
The MIT Prison Initiative provides an academic framework for undergraduates and local inmates to explore the human condition.
Vipin Narang: On the brinkmanship beat
Department of Political Science assistant professor studies the strategic use of nuclear force as global tensions threaten to reach the boiling point.
3 Questions: How political science contributes to national policies on immigration and military conflict
Political theorist John Tirman discusses immigration and identity, and measuring the true costs of war.
Mens et Manus America examines the politics of misinformation
Adam Berinsky and Ezra Zuckerman Sivan present research on rumors and falsehoods in U.S. politics.
Entering the animal world
In a history seminar, engineering students explore shifting ideas about animal intelligence and human uses of animals throughout the ages.
"Mens et manus" goes global
MIT International Science and Technology Initiatives program will send students to six continents this summer.
MIT to spur global education hub for displaced populations and refugees
The Refugee ACTion Hub (ReACT) will create tailored learning experiences and spark collaboration.
Raul Boquin: Working toward high-quality education for all
MIT senior envisions opportunities for “every person of the world who wants to learn something.”
Q&A: On the future of human-centered robotics
Professor David Mindell, who researches the interaction between automation and human behavior, discusses the interdependence of people, robots, and infrastructure.
MISTI faculty funds: 2017-18 call for proposals
MISTI Global Seed Funds support MIT’s global engagement by promoting collaborations between MIT faculty members and their counterparts abroad.
The U.S. and Mexico: What’s the way forward?
MIT event offers look at how U.S.-Mexico relations could revive.
Melissa Nobles announces recipients of the 2017 SHASS Infinite Mile Awards
Awards presented to five exceptional staff members of the MIT community.