At open forum, MIT community discusses recent U.S. tragedies
More than 600 attend event emphasizing commitment to “stand together against injustice, intolerance, and hatred.”
Unlocking the past with the future of imaging
New grants help MIT Libraries, DMSE, and CSAIL push the boundaries of examining artifacts.
Mens et manus in the MIT History workshop
Students gain insights into early book-making technology and cultural systems by creating paper and a handset printing press from scratch.
3 Questions: Jeffrey Ravel on bringing data to cultural history
MIT conference stems from data-rich historical project on French theater.
Apollo 13 commander James Lovell: “Crises don’t bother me anymore”
Astronaut’s visit to MIT draws capacity crowd as he recounts lunar mission’s “successful failure.”
How history can help us solve global economic issues
MIT economic historian Anne McCants discusses the connection between innovation and opportunity.
3 Questions: Alan Brody on “Small Infinities”
As part of MIT 2016 celebration, play about Isaac Newton debuts in U.S.
Nasser Rabbat and the Museum of Lost Objects
MIT architect and historian helps the BBC trace the destruction of Syrian antiquities.
Administration addresses student recommendations
Earliest actions on inclusiveness will focus on orientation, mental health counseling, student surveys.
International team exploring 17th-century postal archive to speak at MIT
Interdisciplinary group of experts will discuss their collaboration on the "Signed, Sealed and Undelivered" project.
Stealth technology
Clapperton Mavhunga’s work uncovers an Africa where technology is abundant and sophisticated.
Humans settled, set fire to Madagascar’s forests 1,000 years ago
Stalagmites reveal huge shift in ancient Madagascar’s plant life, unrelated to climate change.
Thomas Levenson receives the 2016 Levitan Prize in the Humanities
Award will support research on the South Sea Bubble crisis as an example of connections between scientific developments and their larger social consequences.