MIT cognitive scientists win Ig Nobel for shedding light on legalese
Edward Gibson and Eric Martinez are among this year's winners of the satiric prize, for explaining what makes legal documents so difficult to comprehend.
Edward Gibson and Eric Martinez are among this year's winners of the satiric prize, for explaining what makes legal documents so difficult to comprehend.
Dissatisfied with security guarantees from the US, America’s junior allies want greater control over their own defenses.
PhD student Setayesh Radkani studies the psychological and neural mechanisms at work when humans learn from and influence each other.
A $1 million gift from Dan and Judy Gilbert creates a permanent funding source and supports expansion of entrepreneurship programs.
International firms sharing production networks lobby together to secure favorable trade conditions.
President Reif writes to the MIT community about progress by the Ad Hoc Working Group on Free Expression.
Honor recognizes top graduate students on course to change the face of the aerospace and defense industry.
John David Minnich seeks to understand how trade policies fueled China’s rise and continue to determine geopolitical winners and losers.
PhD student Pablo Leon uses machine learning to expedite research on novel battery materials, while helping newer students navigate graduate school.
Johannes Kalliauer of MIT CSHub uses civil engineering principles to shed new light on molecular dynamics, concrete hinges, and flooding.
Aeronautics and astronautics PhD candidate George Lordos develops technologies to enable life on Mars.
Graduate student Jana Saadi works on making the product design process more creative and inclusive.
The PhD student seeks to improve patient care by helping facilities use their limited resources more effectively.
The largest graduate residence on MIT’s campus builds communities with its “helper culture.”
The MIT School of Engineering recently honored outstanding faculty, graduate, and undergraduate students with its 2022 awards.