Are you a “harbinger of failure”?
Study: Some consumers have an unerring knack for buying unpopular products.
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Stimulus plan?
Interest is growing in brain stimulation devices — and regulating them may prove tricky.
3 Questions: David Singer on China and the renminbi
MIT political scientist looks beyond the headlines about China’s new currency status.
Defense Secretary Carter visits MIT for innovation discussion
Dialogue with defense secretary focuses on bolstering leading-edge manufacturing.
Mapping the history of U.S. state politics
Unique new study shows political orientation of all 50 U.S. states over time.
Illuminating urban planning
Jennifer Light studies how Cold War military analysis and New Deal resource analysis shaped cities.
3 Questions: Sherry Turkle on “Reclaiming Conversation”
MIT professor talks about our need for face-to-face dialogue, in families, classrooms, and workplaces.
Game for climate adaptation
MIT-led project shows a new method to help communities manage climate risks.
3Q: Thomas Levenson on the hunt for Vulcan, the missing planet
New book details the scientific search for a planet — before Albert Einstein halted the quest.
Facing the global refugee crisis
At MIT event, scholars and relief workers warn current problems could be “the tip of the iceberg.”
Expecting the unexpected
In new book, MIT professor explains how companies can lessen the shocks of a volatile world.
From screen to stage
MIT’s Jay Scheib and Keeril Makan turn the famous film “Persona” into a new opera.
