Q&A: Christopher Knittel on the EPA’s greenhouse gas plan
In Science, economists evaluate government’s proposed emissions policy for power plants.
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Management
3 Questions: Thomas Malone on the Climate CoLab’s progress
International effort aims to harness the intelligence of people worldwide to address climate change.
Social networking
Sinan Aral studies peer effects and influence, with an eye toward tackling pressing social problems.
MIT startups win big at MassChallenge
In annual competition, 12 MIT-affiliated teams earn grants and prizes to launch their businesses.
Designing intelligence
From Afghanistan to the home front, student Jillian Wisniewski makes systems for better intelligence.
Fast, cheap, and under control
New book argues that inexpensive, employee-driven business experiments can help drive innovation.
Paradigm shifter
Maxime Cohen’s research — and tireless work ethic — change business practices for the better.
Should scientists handle retractions differently?
Study: Retracted papers needlessly stigmatize and jeopardize solid research in related fields.
Successful MIT Global Startup Labs alum visits campus
Olumide Ogunlana, co-founder of PrepClass, shares his experience participating in the Institute's international startup program.
An end to drug errors?
Mint Solutions tackles medication errors with scanning system that ensures patients get the right pills.
Our connection to content
Using neuroscience tools, Innerscope Research explores the connections between consumers and media.
3 Questions: Jayakanth Srinivasan on mental health in the military
Researcher earns U.S. Army’s “Outstanding Civilian Service” award for helping restructure medical care.
Why let your sales force influence product prices?
Professors offer a new hypothesis on why businesses allow salespeople to lobby for lower prices.
Mental-health monitoring goes mobile
Startup Ginger.io analyzes smartphone data to remotely predict when patients with mental illnesses are symptomatic.
Preventing mosquito-borne disease
MIT-Brazil Program interns collaborate on platform that optimizes mosquito control in Brazil.