Tom Hughes: Remembering a non-lifer
Professor Rosalind Williams recalls a colleague who pioneered the field of the history of technology.
MIT AMPS nominated for New England Emmy Award for 'Awakening'
The documentary centers on music commissioned by MIT Music to honor the Arab Spring
Gamma sonification: MIT students make music from particle energy
Waves and vibrations meet composition.
The varieties of nuclear strategy
In a new book, MIT political scientist examines the multiple political uses of nuclear weapons.
3 Questions: Johannes Haushofer on the psychology of poverty
Does a mental “feedback loop” prevent the poorest from exploring ways to change their lives?
Q&A: David Autor on inequality among the “99 percent”
In new Science piece, MIT economist aims to move the inequality discussion beyond the “1 percent.”
A new kind of media theory
MIT professor Fox Harrell works to enrich the subjective and ethical dimensions of the digital media experience.
Dedicated professor, lifelong learner
Elizabeth Garrels, MIT professor of Spanish and Latin American studies, retires after 35 years at MIT.
Morris Adelman, MIT economics faculty member for more than six decades, dies at 96
Known for influential research in industrial organization and energy economics.
MIT announces new initiative on environment
Multidisciplinary program, to be led by Susan Solomon, will encourage collaborations among researchers in different fields.
Bruno Perreau examines the politics of adoption in France
A lens for views on gender, parenthood, and "Frenchness."