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Study shows how seriously investors took the possibility of a democratic revolution during Egypt’s Arab Spring.
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One planet, many climate plans. Why?
MIT’s Janelle Knox-Hayes studies the cultural issues behind climate policy.
How privacy policies affect genetic testing
Study: State-level disclosure laws affect patients’ eagerness to have their DNA tested.
3 Questions: Chris Zegras on designing your city’s transit system
MIT-designed tool lets people test realistic changes to local transit networks.
Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović, president of Croatia, visits MIT
State visit includes meeting with MIT president and award for MIT physicist Marin Soljačić.
How Haiti helps us think differently about history
MIT historian Malick Ghachem gets readers and students to look anew at the Atlantic world.
MIT community gathers to honor Paul Gray
Memorial tribute celebrates former Institute president who cherished “This special place.”
MIT launches China Future City Lab
New urban studies program to spur research and innovation in China.
3 Questions: Lisa Parks on drones, warfare, and the media
MIT media studies professor discusses new essay collection analyzing the impact of drones.
Vanu Bose, software pioneer and MIT Corporation member, dies at 52
CEO of Vanu, Inc. improved wireless networks, encouraged MIT research, and pursued humanitarian efforts.
Why some Muslim clerics become jihadists
In his new book, political scientist Richard Nielsen proposes a “blocked ambition” hypothesis.
3 Questions: Joseph Coughlin on innovation for an aging population
New book, “The Longevity Economy,” calls for rethinking our ideas about what the elderly can do.
Why we should welcome warnings
At MIT event, experts call for a new approach to worst-case scenarios.
MIT joins court brief in support of “Dreamers”
Legal filing is part of larger set of Institute actions to aid DACA students.
How impatience guides financial behavior
Study: Long-term states of mind can affect short-term financial decisions.