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Professor Emerita Evelyn Fox Keller, influential philosopher and historian of science, dies at 87

The pathbreaking thinker helped reshape discussions of science, gender, and objectivity, as well as biological determinism, in her lauded career.

September 25, 2023

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3 Questions: The first asteroid sample returned to Earth

Richard Binzel describes how asteroid dirt and dust delivered by OSIRIS-Rex, with help from MIT, may reveal clues to the solar system’s origins.

September 25, 2023

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MIT named No. 2 university by U.S. News for 2023-24

Undergraduate engineering and computer science programs are No. 1; undergraduate business program is No. 2.

September 18, 2023

3 Questions: How are cities managing record-setting temperatures?

Professor of urban and environmental planning David Hsu explains what municipal governments are doing as climate change accelerates.

September 5, 2023

Side-by-side portrait photos of Juliet Liao, left, and Amina Abdalla, right.

Putting public service into practice

Through the PKG Public Service Center’s social impact internships, MIT students leverage their analytical, technical, and creative problem-solving skills for public good.

September 1, 2023

The observatory has unique white buildings with smooth edges and dome roofs, and a parking lot, and is in a rural area.

3 Questions: A bigger, better space-ripple detector

The MIT-led Cosmic Explorer project aims to detect gravitational waves from the earliest universe.

August 31, 2023

Dean Eckles sits on stairs, with staircase in background. Staircase has metal rails and glass panel sections.

Advancing social studies at MIT Sloan

Associate Professor Dean Eckles studies how our social networks affect our behavior and shape our lives.

August 30, 2023

Schematic of a superconducting diode. A pink rectangle rests atop a grey one, and lines with green arrows circle out of the pink block, down around the grey one, and then back into the pink block on the other side.

Simple superconducting device could dramatically cut energy use in computing, other applications

The ultrasmall “switch” could be easily scaled.

August 15, 2023

On left, a portrait of Berinsky with arms crossed with blurry background. On right, the cover of the book has red and blue spirals and says, “Political Rumors, Why We Accept Misinformation and How to Fight It, Adam J. Berinsky.”

When rumors take flight

Professor Adam Berinsky’s new book examines the political misinformation that threatens the US system of government.

August 15, 2023

Closeup of Sanjoy Mitter, an older gentleman, speaking into a microphone in an indoor space

Professor Emeritus Sanjoy Mitter, expert in the theoretical foundations of systems, communication, and control, dies at 89

The former director of LIDS was a beloved professor who blended intellectual rigor with curiosity.

August 11, 2023

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