Passage from India
New book details how Kenya’s Indian immigrants established a foothold in a foreign land.
Q&A: Seth Mnookin on vaccination and public health
"It's far easier to scare people than it is to reassure them," MIT researcher and author says.
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.
Said and Done for October 2014
Digest of the MIT humanities, arts, and social sciences features a Nobel Prize, a new professorship in the Department of Linguistics and Philosophy, three new SHASS websites, and more.
Boxes, books, and bananas: A peek at the MIT Science Fiction Society
Founded in 1949, group now maintains what may be the world’s largest open-shelf collection of science fiction.
Fast, cheap, and under control
New book argues that inexpensive, employee-driven business experiments can help drive innovation.
The overlooked history of African technology
New book explores the confluence of innovation, hunting, and nature in Zimbabwe.
Caught in the social safety net
Andrea Campbell gives a firsthand perspective on the effects of means-tested social insurance programs.
Making the case for Keynes
Peter Temin’s new book explains how John Maynard Keynes’ ideas relate to today’s global economy.
Time to rethink foreign policy?
In a new book, political scientist Barry Posen makes the case for a more limited U.S. military strategy.
"Game Changers" explores a cheaper, cleaner, and more secure national energy system
Stanford-MIT book puts focus on the need for energy innovation R&D.
The varieties of nuclear strategy
In a new book, MIT political scientist examines the multiple political uses of nuclear weapons.