The high value of water
Study: People willing to pay more for running water report much higher levels of happiness when they have it.
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The natural experimenter
Economist Josh Angrist uses his meticulous methods to find out what makes some schools better than others.
The hidden history of Bengali Harlem
MIT professor’s new book details the overlooked waves of South Asian immigrants to the United States.
The health-insurance markets of the (very near) future
Policymakers must address ‘tension’ between competition and ease of use.
A flow of creativity
MIT’s Gediminas Urbonas emerged from the old Soviet Union to produce new art in Cambridge.
The subculture of cheese
MIT anthropologist looks inside the growing world of do-it-yourself American cheese-makers.
3 Questions: David Kaiser on Thomas Kuhn’s paradigm shift
Scholars mark 50th anniversary of 'The Structure of Scientific Revolutions.'
Study: At most a third of us show a consistent approach to financial risk
Empirically rich new study finds most people alter their risk-management approach depending on the type of financial decision.
What can logistics do for you?
In a new book, an MIT professor argues that investment in global transportation hubs can spur a ‘feedback loop’ of regional growth.
A different operating procedure
MIT Sloan’s Katherine Kellogg goes inside hospitals to study medical practices.
MIT a linchpin of major new USAID program
Institute researchers aim to spur development and evaluation of useful technologies to help the world’s poor.
How civil wars evolve
MIT political scientist’s book shows how even the bloodiest conflicts feature pragmatic alliances — not just ancient sectarian divisions.
How Jonathan Gruber became ‘Mr. Mandate’
An MIT economist’s path to the center of health-care policymaking in Washington.
Scholars ponder better ways to elect a president
National popular vote, alternate voting methods debated at MIT conference.