When logic meets rhetoric
Edward Schiappa has studied reason and rhetoric from ancient Greece to “Will & Grace.”
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Is the medical match fair?
Study finds the demand for positions strongly influences medical residents’ salaries.
Deval Patrick to participate in MIT's Innovation Initiative
Former Massachusetts governor to contribute to activities on policy and economic prosperity.
Innovation in transportation
U.S. transportation secretary discusses “infrastructure deficit,” need for long-term innovation and planning.
Study: Disparities seen in immigrant application results
Latin Americans approved for labor certification less often.
Study: Industrial clusters fuel economies
New study shows clusters, across fields, help growth, jobs, and innovation.
The “metrics” system
Economist’s new book teaches how to conduct cause-and-effect studies on complex social questions.
By any media necessary
By studying immigrants, book provides a new view on social media and political movements.
3 Questions: Elena Ruehr on her three premieres this month
Composer debuts three new works, including an opera to be performed at MIT on Nov. 21.
Q&A: Christopher Knittel on the EPA’s greenhouse gas plan
In Science, economists evaluate government’s proposed emissions policy for power plants.
Social networking
Sinan Aral studies peer effects and influence, with an eye toward tackling pressing social problems.
Study aims to shorten Election Day lines
New MIT-led research effort applies the science of lines to the polling place.
Will the new industrial city work?
At MIT symposium, promise of advanced manufacturing suggests new ways to reshape urban space.
Reif briefs Obama in White House forum on the innovation economy
Advanced Manufacturing Partnership 2.0 delivers report on developing innovation-based growth.