Andrew Bacevich on Washington Rules: America's Path to Permanent War
Presented by the Center for International Studies Starr Forum
3 Questions: George Shultz on nuclear disarmament
The former secretary of state (and former MIT professor) discusses his ongoing campaign to rid the world of nuclear weapons.
MIT economist Peter Diamond wins Nobel Prize
Honored with two others for work on 'analysis of markets with search frictions'
Mary Fuller awarded the Levitan Prize in the Humanities
Annual award includes $25,000 to support innovative and creative scholarship in the humanities.
Stefan Helmreich wins Gregory Bateson Book Prize for Alien Ocean
Research examines the world of deep sea marine microbiologists
OpenCourseWare: A Decade of Global Benefit
Shigeru Miyagawa celebrates OCW’s accomplishments and shares one of the program’s many success stories.
Explained: Defining recessions
It’s not what conventional wisdom holds, as an MIT economist — who heads the bureau charged with identifying U.S. downturns — makes clear.
Evan Ziporyn embarks on a season of major musical events
Carnegie Hall performance, new opera premiere are just a few of the award-winning composer's upcoming events.
The energy challenge calls on humanities and social-science research
Courses on energy include economics, political science, history, literature and more.
MIT, visiting Singapore students transform games research with two more new releases
Singapore-MIT GAMBIT Game Lab games delve into color theory and recursive learning.
MIT welcomes 8 MLK visiting professors and scholars
Scholars’ diverse backgrounds enhance MIT community, research and teaching.
On the war path
In his new book Cultures of War, MIT historian John Dower examines the militarism that has helped define the United States in the contemporary age