Code of the humans
New book by Noam Chomsky and Robert Berwick explores how people acquired unique language skills.
3 Questions: Azra Akšamija's multidisciplinary practice in art and architecture
Professor's work explores blurred identities and representations of Islam in the West.
Reality check in the factory
MIT professor’s new book shows how labor laws actually get enforced, globally.
M. Taylor Fravel advises U.S. government officials on South China Sea disputes
Research merges security policy, political science, and international relations.
3 Questions: Anna Frebel on searching for the oldest stars
New book details astronomers’ hunt for clues to the early universe.
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.
Expecting the unexpected
In new book, MIT professor explains how companies can lessen the shocks of a volatile world.
3 Questions: Jennifer Light on new media and democracy
MIT historian of technology discusses new work examining “digital citizenship.”
3 Questions: Economies as computers, products as information
New book argues that economic development is a special case of the growth of information.
Book launch: "System Architecture: Strategy and Product Development for Complex Systems"
New book from MIT faculty and alumni provides a summary of the field of system architecture.