Illuminating the money trail MIT political scientist In Song Kim shines a bright light on the dark art of political lobbying. April 16, 2023 Read full story →
3 Questions: Yossi Sheffi on AI and the future of the supply chain In a new book, the founder of MIT’s Center for Transportation and Logistics examines how increasingly automated industries can sustain jobs. April 11, 2023 Read full story →
José Maria Neves, president of Cape Verde, tours MIT The visit featured a public seminar on African governance, as well as meetings with faculty, students, and staff. April 5, 2023 Read full story →
Games with frontiers MIT scholar Mikael Jakobsson’s new book examines the not-so-subtle worldview contained in many prominent board games. April 5, 2023 Read full story →
Tom Wolf PhD ’81: Government is a common endeavor from which all can benefit Receiving the Robert A. Muh award, the former Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf calls for a greater sense of collective purpose in politics. March 27, 2023 Read full story →
Minds wide open Alan Lightman’s new book asks how a sense of transcendence can exist in brains made of atoms, molecules, and neurons. March 22, 2023 Read full story →
A glimpse inside Intel In MIT visit, CEO Pat Gelsinger sounds a bullish note on the future of U.S. semiconductor manufacturing. March 21, 2023 Read full story →
3 Questions: How automation and good jobs can co-exist Work of the Future Initiative co-directors Julie Shah and Ben Armstrong describe their vision of “positive-sum automation.” March 17, 2023 Read full story →
Low-cost device can measure air pollution anywhere Open-source tool from MIT’s Senseable City Lab lets people check air quality, cheaply. March 16, 2023 Read full story →
Where the sidewalk ends Most cities don’t map their own pedestrian networks. Now, researchers have built the first open-source tool to let planners do just that. March 15, 2023 Read full story →
Assessing Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, after a year of war MIT event examines effects of the war on domestic politics and daily life in both Ukraine and Russia. March 6, 2023 Read full story →
On social media platforms, more sharing means less caring about accuracy An MIT-led study reveals a core tension between the impulse to share news and to think about whether it is true. March 3, 2023 Read full story →
How debit cards helped Indonesia’s poor get more food Replacing rice-bag delivery with digital card vouchers helps recipients get their intended supplies, researchers report. March 2, 2023 Read full story →
Q&A: Tod Machover on “Overstory Overture,” his new operatic work MIT composer’s piece premieres at Lincoln Center on March 7, with superstar Joyce DiDonato in a leading — and surprising — role. February 27, 2023 Read full story →
Where do stolen bikes go? An experiment in Amsterdam reveals how pilfered bicycles are put to use. February 15, 2023 Read full story →