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Catherine D’Ignazio is the co-author of a new book, “Data Feminism,” published by MIT Press in March 2020.

The elephant in the server room

Catherine D’Ignazio’s new book, “Data Feminism,” examines problems of bias and power that beset modern information.

March 9, 2020

Sasha Costanza-Chock, the Mitsui Career Development Associate Professor in MIT’s Comparative Media Studies/Writing program, is author of a new book, “Design Justice: Community Led Practices to Build the Worlds We Need,” published by the MIT Press.

Design, power, and justice

In new book “Design Justice,” Associate Professor Sasha Costanza-Chock examines how to make technology work for more people in society.

March 3, 2020

A new study examines 140,000 economics papers published from 1970 to 2015, tallying the “extramural” citations that economics papers received in 16 other academic fields, including sociology, medicine, and public health.

The case for economics — by the numbers

A multidecade study shows economics increasingly overlaps with other disciplines, and has become more empirical in nature.

March 3, 2020

A new study co-authored by MIT Professor David Rand shows that labeling some news stories as false makes all other news stories seem more legitimate online.

The catch to putting warning labels on fake news

Study finds disclaimers on some false news stories make people more readily believe other false stories.

March 2, 2020

A billboard in Liberia urges people to help stop the spread of Ebola, which was widespread in 2014-2015. A new study shows how a public awareness campaign helped people understand and cooperate with government efforts to control the disease.

How door-to-door canvassing slowed an epidemic

Study finds that in Liberia, volunteers limited damage from Ebola by distributing information within their own communities.

February 26, 2020

A new study shows that even when people are given multiple financing options, many smooth out the monthly payments into multiples of $100, often at less money per payment, but with notably increased long-term costs, even if they can afford to pay more.

The trouble with round numbers

Study shows people prefer monthly payments in multiples of $100, even when it may cost them money.

February 20, 2020

Luis Videgaray, director of MIT’s AI Policy for the World Project, talking at his Starr Forum lecture, hosted by the Center for International Studies, on February 19, 2020.

A road map for artificial intelligence policy

In a Starr Forum talk, Luis Videgaray, director of MIT’s AI Policy for the World Project, outlines key facets of regulating new technologies.

February 20, 2020

MIT’s latest Quality of Life Survey solicits feedback from students, staff, and faculty about a full range of campus issues, from social concerns to academic and workplace matters.

3 Questions: MIT’s Quality of Life Survey is here

The survey, deployed every four years, is a unique, confidential forum for community input.

February 19, 2020

Susan Silbey, the Leon and Anne Goldberg Professor of Humanities, Sociology and Anthropology, and Professor of Behavioral and Policy Sciences at the Sloan School of Management, delivering the 48th Annual James R. Killian, Jr. Faculty Achievement Award Lecture at MIT on Tuesday, February 11, 2020.

Understanding law in everyday life

Susan Silbey, a pioneer in studying popular attitudes toward the legal system, discussed her research while giving MIT’s annual Killian Lecture.

February 13, 2020

John H. Dozier joins MIT as its new Institute Community and Equity Officer (ICEO). Dozier was previously at the University of South Carolina, where he has been serving as chief diversity officer and senior associate provost for inclusion.

John Dozier named Institute Community and Equity Officer

Experienced higher-education leader will develop and implement diversity and inclusion strategies for the Institute.

February 12, 2020

Researchers find that Dutch sugar production in Indonesia in the 19th century entailed industrialization whose economic benefits are still evident today.

The complex effects of colonial rule in Indonesia

Evidence links Dutch-era sugar production and greater economic activity today.

February 5, 2020

A new study by MIT economists indicates that some metrics used in hospital rankings do, in fact, provide real insight about hospital quality.

Hospital rankings hold up

Some basic metrics do effectively diagnose care quality, according to MIT economists.

January 30, 2020

It has never been safer to fly on commercial airlines, according to a new study by Arnold Barnett, the George Eastman Professor of Management at the MIT Sloan School of Management. Shown are evening air traffic patterns in Europe.

Study: Commercial air travel is safer than ever

The rate of passenger fatalities has declined yet again in the last decade, accelerating a long-term trend.

January 23, 2020

Dwai Banerjee is co-author of a new book titled “Hematologies: The Political Life of Blood in India.”

Blood and politics in India

New book explores the use of blood in political rhetoric, imagery, and activism, and even the politics of blood drives.

January 21, 2020

A new MIT-led study set in Camden, New Jersey (pictured here), finds that “hotspotting” healthcare programs have a very limited effect when it comes to improving care and reducing costs for high-risk patients.

In health care, does “hotspotting” make patients better?

Study shows no effect from program intended to reduce repeated hospitalizations by targeting high-cost patients.

January 8, 2020

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