Government

A group of scholars, including MIT postdoc Rebecca Littman, used the film “Water of Gold” as a key part of an anti-corruption campaign in Nigeria.

Special effects: How a movie could reduce corruption

A film and texting campaign can increase anticorruption reports from citizens, study shows.

March 13, 2019

Study evaluates China’s progress in establishing accounting measures to reinforce its Paris pledge

Firms learn from experience in the measurement, reporting, and verification of carbon emissions under China’s emissions trading systems.

February 1, 2019

Professor Antonio Torralba, MIT director of the MIT—IBM Watson AI Lab and the inaugural director of the MIT Quest for Intelligence, addresses the audience at the MIT AI Policy Congress on Jan. 15.

AI, the law, and our future

MIT “Policy Congress” examines the complex terrain of artificial intelligence regulation.

January 18, 2019

The City of Philadelphia Mayor’s Office, one of the initiative’s first selected partners, has worked with J-PAL North America and researcher Sara Heller to evaluate the city’s WorkReady Program.

State and local governments invited to apply for support to develop rigorous evaluations

MIT’s J-PAL North America will provide funding and support to help selected partners test urgent and important policy questions.

January 9, 2019

In a recent Starr Forum, Sana Aiyar, an associate professor of history at MIT, explored ways in which populist nationalism has reversed the progressive and inclusive policies of post-independence India.

Populism: a case-by-case study

MIT Starr Forum panel discusses extreme forms of populism that have endangered basic civil liberties and spawned intolerant rhetoric.

November 29, 2018

For his doctoral research exploring the everyday moral lives of workers at an antipoverty agency, Bernardo Zacka didn't just observe and report. He joined as a participant, working as a receptionist at the agency over a period of eight months.

A bottom-up view of the state

Embedded with street-level bureaucrats, political theorist Bernardo Zacka reveals the complex moral landscape civil servants must navigate.

November 14, 2018

By integrating conductive wires along with microfluidic channels in long fibers, the researchers were able to demonstrate the ability to sort cells — in this case, separating living cells from dead ones, because the cells respond differently to an electric field. The live cells, shown in green, are pulled toward the outside edge of the channels, while the dead cells (red) are pulled toward the c...

Inside these fibers, droplets are on the move

Fibers containing systems for mixing, separating, and testing fluids may open up new possibilities for medical screening.

October 29, 2018

3Q: Alyce Johnson on upholding the rights of MIT’s transgender community

At MIT, “we are committed to looking after each other,” says interim Institute community and equity officer.

October 29, 2018

Volha Charnysh is an assistant professor in the Department of Political Science.

The aftermath of violence

Investigating the political and economic consequences of large-scale deadly conflict, Volha Charnysh discovers that community-level interactions make a big impact.

October 24, 2018

MIT student Amy Umaretiya helped kick off the HUBweek Policy Hackathon after months of planning.

HUBweek Policy Hackathon delivers local solutions

Citizens and data scientists produce actionable recommendations for high-priority Boston-area issues at Institute for Data, Systems, and Society student-run event.

October 22, 2018