Neal Stephenson on science fiction, building towers 20km high ... and insurance
In a public interview with Technology Review's Jason Pontin, the best-selling author talked about the obstacles faced by real emerging technologies.
Freshman Jimenez-Galindo and junior Trac win de Courtivron Prizes
Prize honors cross-cultural fluency
A taxing issue
In book talk, MIT economist Simon Johnson and co-author James Kwak emphasize need to raise revenues to cope with national debt.
3 Questions: Simon Johnson on the national debt
In new book, MIT economist surveys history of debt battles and offers a prescription for fiscal recovery.
MIT's Communication Forum conducts a conversation for scholars — and citizens
Has explored media and change for more than 30 years
All the difference in the world
In new book, economists Daron Acemoglu and James Robinson assert that above all else, political institutions — not culture or natural resources — determine the wealth of nations.
Q&A with Rosalind Williams on history in the age of human empire
New book examines the critical juncture when human endeavors began to dominate the planet.
National Engineers Week: A Q&A with Richard de Neufville
On engineering design and the book 'Flexibility in Engineering Design'
National Engineers Week: A Q&A with Nancy Leveson
On system safety and the book "Engineering a Safer World:Systems Thinking Applied to Safety"
Unique languages, universal patterns
MIT linguist reveals how modern English resembles Old Japanese, and other surprising convergences between far-flung tongues.
National Engineers Week: A Q&A with Olivier de Weck
On engineering systems and the book Engineering Systems: Meeting Human Needs in a Complex Technological World
An important new book on alumnus Robert Taylor
The nation’s first professionally trained African-American architect