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Examining accountability through the lens of local politics

PhD student Justin de Benedictis-Kessner helps explain political behavior at the federal level.

April 8, 2016

“Relatively small shocks can become magnified and then become shocks you have to contend with [on a large scale],” says MIT economist Daron Acemoglu.

How network effects hurt economies

Study reveals how woes in one industry can harm others, too.

April 6, 2016

MIT Vice President for Open Learning Sanjay Sarma (left) leads a panel on "The Virtual Campus" during the symposium, with (from left) Susan Singer, Pul LeBlanc, and Anant Agarwal.

MIT’s past and future

Symposium celebrates MIT’s history in Cambridge and looks at what comes next.

April 1, 2016

MacVicar Day panelists: (l-r) Janet Rankin, Martin Culpepper, Robert Miller, Catherine Drennan, David Darmofal, and Michael Cuthbert.

Evidence-based teaching is alive and well at MIT

MacVicar Day symposium features a sampling of innovative pedagogical practices and lessons learned.

April 1, 2016

Thomas Heldt (left) with Massachusetts General Hospital collaborator Michael Filbin.

Big, intensive data

Assistant Professor Thomas Heldt mines critical care data to support real-time clinical decision making and improve patient care.

March 31, 2016

IDSS conversations: Caroline Uhler

Electrical engineering and computer science assistant professor is working at the intersection of genomics and computational biology.

March 24, 2016

The nuTonomy team, including Emilio Frazzoli (third from left, standing), with one of their driverless cars

Startup bringing driverless taxi service to Singapore

Fleet of autonomous vehicles will serve as convenient form of public transit while reducing emissions.

March 24, 2016

Sourcemap gives companies a visual map of all connected global supplier locations for their products. The software also pulls news feeds on significant political events or environmental disasters to alert companies to potential interruptions.

Plotting the complex path of products

Startup’s software maps out convoluted supply chains for companies and consumers

March 23, 2016

Clockwise from top left: Santiago Herrera (far left) leads an exploration dive of the ROV Little Hercules in the deep Celebes Sea in 2010; Herrera examines a specimen of a species of colonial salps found in a New Zealnd Kelp forest in 2012; Herrera (left) and Andrea Quattrini (right) store specimens of deep sea corals collected with WHOI's ROV Jason in 2009; and stalked barnacles from the vent fie...

DNA markers tell the story of deep sea adaptation

Santiago Herrera studies the genome to establish new connections between species living in the deep sea.

March 18, 2016

A presentation during the 2016 CEE Research Speed Dating Day event

Joining efforts to build a more sustainable future

Sixth Annual CEE Research Speed Dating showcases research to promote collaboration

March 17, 2016

Synthesizing new physics: MIT assistant professor of physics Joseph Checkelsky (center) and graduate students Linda Ye (left) and Aravind Devarakonda are working to uncover new properties linked to collective behavior of electrons. Their work blends materials science and solid state physics and makes extensive use of high-temperature furnaces (behind them in photo) to produce interesting new compo...

Faculty highlight: Joseph Checkelsky

Synthesizing new physics: Assistant professor blends materials science and solid state physics to uncover new properties linked to collective behavior of electrons.

March 16, 2016

“We propose that you use the carbon tax in moderation and use research subsidies for clean technology in order to make that transition [to clean technology] faster,” Daron Acemoglu says.

Power play

Study shows how more R&D funding can accelerate the world energy revolution.

March 15, 2016

(Left to right): Daryl Morey SM '00, general manager of the Houston Rockets, speaks with statistician Nate Silver.

The games within the games

The world’s biggest sports analytics conference shows how theorists have changed sports.

March 15, 2016

IDSS conversations: Guy Bresler

Assistant professor of electrical engineering and computer science discusses his work focusing on learning graphical models from data.

March 11, 2016

Andrus Ansip, vice president of the Digital Single Market in the European Commission, chats with Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker.

U.S., EU leaders talk Web policy and world economy at MIT

With EU vice president, U.S. secretary of commerce discusses EU-U.S. “Privacy Shield” and launches new policy program.