Film, form, and feeling
MIT professor’s new book studies formal properties of movies and the structure of our emotions.
Female scholars led by MIT anthropologist Susan Silbey illuminate path to commonsense regulation
Journal volume advances research stalled by political agendas
The anthropology of humanitarianism
Anthropologist Erica James examines the effectiveness of aid to those on the margins of society.
Four professors elected to the National Academy of Sciences
Acemoglu, Brown, Grossman, and Grove bring to 77 the number of MIT faculty who are NAS members.
How a health care plan quickly lowered infant mortality
Study: Improved hospital access lowered infant death rate among Thailand’s poor within a year.
3 Questions: Seth Mnookin on research to encourage vaccination
MIT professor co-authors AAAS report calling for dedicated research on vaccination decisions.
Seven faculty members elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Among 204 elected this year to the prestigious honorary society.
What’s the future of wealth — and inequality?
At MIT, “rock star” economist Thomas Piketty presents, defends work on inequality.
Acclaimed cellist Carlos Prieto ’58 receives Muh Alumni Award
Award honors MIT alumni achievements in the humanities, arts, and social sciences
3 Questions: Michael Greenstone on the experimental method in environmental economics
MIT economist makes the case for new quasi-experiments as a way of studying environmental issues.
