3 Questions: David Jones on heart problems
Physician and historian of medicine explains why bypass surgery is popular even though it fails to help many patients.
Guerrilla reporting in ‘difficult places’
Activists describe their experiences using new technology to build free media networks in countries with scant resources or oppressive regimes.
The deep roots of inequality
MIT economics student’s study of Peru shows how practices from hundreds of years ago can influence prosperity today. ‘Pathbreaking,’ says a Harvard economist.
Friends, family gather to honor Paul Samuelson
At memorial service, Nobel-winning economist’s ‘warmth, wit and humility’ are recalled.
Michael Greenstone named director of The Hamilton Project
MIT economist to head Washington-based policy group
Bartusiak honored by Astronomical Society of the Pacific
Wins Klumpke-Roberts Award in recognition of her contributions
Paul Samuelson memorial to be held on April 10
Event in Kresge Auditorium will celebrate the Nobel laureate’s life and legacy.
3 Questions: Melissa Nobles on the U.S. Census
As America’s decennial headcount gets under way, an MIT political scientist discusses the history of race and ethnicity in the U.S. Census.
The sound and the query
Why do questions take the form they do? An MIT linguist explains how the noises we make help to shape the sentences we speak.
Revised HASS requirement takes effect in fall 2010 for incoming freshmen
Requirement is designed to prepare MIT students for leadership contributions, lifelong learning
Explained: Regression analysis
Sure, it’s a ubiquitous tool of scientific research, but what exactly is a regression, and what is its use?