![“Even if you look at a clean study, the [outcome] is usually a composite of multiple components, any one of which could be actually causing the effect,” says Associate Professor Teppei Yamamoto.](/sites/default/files/styles/search_result_item/public/images/201810/MIT-Yamamoto.jpg?itok=rx_Dae2k)
Refining the “science” of political science
Teppei Yamamoto examines the methods of his discipline, to help scholars nail down cause and effect.
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Angelika Amon wins 2019 Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences
Four other MIT researchers to receive New Horizons Prizes in math and physics; two alumni win Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics.
MIT reshapes itself to shape the future
Gift of $350 million establishes the MIT Stephen A. Schwarzman College of Computing, an unprecedented, $1 billion commitment to world-changing breakthroughs and their ethical application.
Taming “information hazards” in synthetic biology research
Cryptography techniques to screen synthetic DNA could help prevent the creation of dangerous pathogens, argues Professor Kevin Esvelt.
Detecting fake news at its source
Machine learning system aims to determine if an information outlet is accurate or biased.
An assault on American intelligence
In MIT visit, former CIA and NSA director Michael Hayden describes current difficulties faced by society and U.S. intelligence services.
Celebrating the life of Colt Richter ’16
Friends, family, and colleagues remember the alumnus, aviator, nature lover, and selfless pilot who never failed to inspire.
Report outlines keys to election security
MIT experts are among co-authors calling for ballot paper trails and other resilient practices to avoid election hacking.
New recording blends old Europe and contemporary Cambridge
Pianist David Deveau’s latest album interprets works by Beethoven, Mozart, and MIT’s own John Harbison.
3 Questions: Richard Lester on the MIT China Summit
Conference will explore possibilities for MIT-China collaboration in applying science and technology to help solve great global challenges.
3Q: Sheila Widnall on sexual harassment in STEM
National Academies report cites need for strong leadership and cultural change; will be focus of upcoming MIT panel discussion.
Connor Coley named a Chemical and Engineering News Talented Twelve
Chemical engineering graduate student was named a “machine-learning maestro” by the magazine.
![MIT political scientist In Song Kim has overseen the launch of LobbyView.org, a website that connects the activities of lobbyists, firms, and politicians, so that people “can understand how legislative politics [actually] works in the U.S.,” as Kim puts it.](/sites/default/files/styles/search_result_item/public/images/201809/MIT-3Q-Lobbying-01.jpg?itok=-u8_3MuS)
3 Questions: Database shines a bright light on Washington lobbying
Launch of In Song Kim’s LobbyView.org makes it simple to follow the path of money in politics.
MIT named No. 3 university by US News for 2019
Undergraduate engineering program is No. 1; undergraduate business program is No. 2.
Study: Adding power choices reduces cost and risk of carbon-free electricity
To curb greenhouse gas emissions, nations, states, and cities should aim for a mix of fuel-saving, flexible, and highly reliable sources.