Study: Firms often use automation to control certain workers’ wages
MIT economists found US companies tend to target employees earning a “wage premium,” which increases inequality but not necessarily productivity.
MIT economists found US companies tend to target employees earning a “wage premium,” which increases inequality but not necessarily productivity.
A day of conversations and archival access at the MIT Museum reflects an ongoing exchange rooted in the work and ideas of the Institute’s first Black graduate.
Associate Professor Dwai Banerjee’s new book examines the visionaries who wanted to turn India into a world power at making computers.
Afreen Siddiqi, Kathleen Thelen, and Vinod Vaikuntanathan, along with alumna Kate Manne, are appointed to the 2026 class of “trail-blazing fellows.”
Students in a MISTI Global Classroom confronted the challenges of climate change, one farm and co-op visit at a time.
MIT senior Olivia Honeycutt investigates how the ways we communicate can shape our views of the world.
Economists find that in metro areas with more immigration, nurses are spending more time with elderly patients.
Fellowship honors contributions of immigrants to American society by awarding $90,000 in funding for graduate studies.
The prestigious honor society honors four MIT faculty and 13 additional MIT alumni among more than 250 new members.
MIT professor will use the fellowship in behavioral sciences to advance a book on theme parks as immersive systems, extending her research from digital worlds to physical ones.
Philosopher Sam Berstler explains why we have social norms that let people engage in open deception.
MIT senior, master's candidate, and airman Brian Robinson lives and works at the intersection of aviation, politics, and technology.
As the School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences marks 75 years, Dean Agustín Rayo reflects on how AI is reshaping higher education and why SHASS disciplines continue to be central to MIT’s mission.
Saxophonist Miguel Zenón, a Grammy-winning MIT faculty member, creates a distinctive blend of jazz and traditional Puerto Rican music.
As the NC Ethics of Technology Postdoctoral Fellow, Michal Masny is advancing dialogue, teaching, and research into the social and ethical dimensions of new computing technologies.