Banking on mobile money
A cellphone-based cash transfer system has changed the way Kenyans handle their finances. But what does it mean for Kenya's economy — and the developing world?
New video series shines spotlight on the growing role of information and experimentation technologies in driving innovation
Highlights research of Brynjolfsson, Schrage into IT-driven innovation
Awards and Honors: February 5, 2010
Faculty awarded early career grants; win investment research prize
Q&A with Simon Johnson
MIT’s outspoken bank critic on the state of the financial industry, the need for reform, and the performance of the White House
Medical entrepreneurship, from the bottom up
MIT students aim to bring affordable health care to India’s masses.
Creating a game plan for transition to a sustainable economy
Jeffrey Hollender enumerates the many reasons he’s feeling bleak these days.
MIT Sloan Professor Simon Johnson named 'public intellectual' of the year
MIT Sloan Professor Simon Johnson topped UK's Prospect Magazine's list of 25 public intellectuals of the financial crisis in 2009.
Reporter’s Notebook: How to spur energy storage innovations
Proposed X-Prizes for energy storage could produce key enabling technologies to make renewable energy development more practical
Former MIT President Howard W. Johnson dies at age 87
A ‘loyal friend’ to the Institute, he also chaired the MIT Corporation and guided the school through a turbulent era.
How to encourage big ideas
A new study suggests certain types of funding — which provide more freedom and focus less on near-term results — lead to more innovative and influential research.