Life on a dollar a day
In Poor Economics, Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo open a window into the lives of the world’s poorest people, and suggest new remedies to combat poverty.
New American Academy of Arts and Sciences fellows include 4 from MIT
Gates, Page, Shor and Stewart among 212 new members.
Learning science through gaming
An MIT-produced interactive game, 'Vanished,' now being played by thousands online, offers a novel experiment in alternative science education.
Q&A with David Miliband on the war in Afghanistan
Former U.K. foreign secretary visiting MIT this week as a Wilhelm Fellow
Scheib wins 2011 Guggenheim Fellowship
Associate professor of theater arts awarded prestigious honor for mid-career professionals.
Thinking like economists
From funky markets in airfares and hot dogs to the effects of alcohol taxes on drunk-driving fatalities, MIT undergraduates try their hand at economics research.
Blood, sex and politics in video games: how censorship is done (or not)
Video series by Singapore-MIT GAMBIT Game Lab examines game ratings system.
3 Questions: Liquidity lessons
Economist Bengt Holmstrom on the problems of borrowing and lending in a post-crash world, and the role of government in responding to crises
The nuclear crisis and Japan’s government
At MIT forum, experts analyze the country's response to the crisis, and give first-hand account of what it was like in Tokyo as the earthquake hit.
Success stories aplenty from the MIT Center for Future Civic Media
Update from Center Director Chris Csikszentmihályi