Summer 2022 recommended reading from MIT
Enjoy these recent titles from Institute faculty and staff.
The MIT Press relaunches the Software Studies series
The reshaped series will integrate a wide range of disciplines — from mathematics to critical race theory, from software art to queer theory — to understand the social and cultural implications of software.
Novelist Elizabeth Acevedo's work reflects the rich stories, traditions, and cultures of the Caribbean diaspora
MIT Reads event moderated by Nailah Smith ’22 delights MIT audience.
Virtual worlds apart
Paul Roquet’s new book traces the very different trajectories of virtual reality in the U.S. and Japan.
From South Africa, a success story for democracy
In a new book, MIT political scientist Evan Lieberman examines a quarter-century of post-Apartheid government and finds meaningful progress.
Why bother with subject-verb agreement?
This aspect of syntax helps us do much more than just build sentences, linguist Shigeru Miyagawa contends.
The MIT Press and Harvard Law School Library launch new series offering high-quality, affordable law textbooks
“Open Casebook” series will make first-year law school texts more accessible to students across the United States.
What lies beneath
In a new book, an MIT scholar examines how game-theory logic underpins many of our seemingly odd and irrational decisions.
Professor Emeritus Leo Marx, influential scholar of American history, dies at 102
Internationally respected and beloved, Marx created a new lens for American history studies — and was a leader in bringing the humanities into a central academic role at MIT.
With new industry, a new era for cities
In his book, “New Industrial Urbanism,” Eran Ben-Joseph looks at the evolving form and function of 21st-century cities.
Q&A: Bettina Stoetzer on envisioning a livable future
MIT anthropologist discusses her new book on ruderal ecologies, her environmental justice class — and how societies can expand their "imagination for how to live otherwise."
Portal to another world
An expert in medieval literature, Arthur Bahr is working toward a book on the Pearl-Manuscript — a rare 14th-century document that includes “Pearl” and three other works.
New book celebrates trailblazing MIT physicist Mildred Dresselhaus
“Carbon Queen” explores how the Institute Professor transformed our understanding of the physical world and made science and engineering more accessible to all.
Q&A: What makes a bestselling textbook?
The millionth sale of “Introduction to Algorithms” prompts Charles Leiserson and Tom Corman look back at the creation and legacy of the foundational textbook, now in its fourth edition.
A revolution in learning
Historian Tanalís Padilla’s new book about activist rural schools in Mexico highlights long-running tensions in the nation’s politics.