3 Questions: Stefan Helmreich on wave science
MIT anthropologist of science explores how scientific “things” emerge.
Fitzgerald to step down as dean of SHASS
After nine years, dean will return to her position as a professor of the history of technology.
MIT Global Health and Medical Humanities Initiative launches
Inaugural event, “Examining Ebola,” probes the current global public health emergency from multiple disciplinary perspectives.
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.
Wyn Kelley sails on the Charles W. Morgan
MIT Melville scholar travels on the last surviving U.S. whaleship from Melville's era.
Tom Hughes: Remembering a non-lifer
Professor Rosalind Williams recalls a colleague who pioneered the field of the history of technology.
A new kind of media theory
MIT professor Fox Harrell works to enrich the subjective and ethical dimensions of the digital media experience.
Bruno Perreau examines the politics of adoption in France
A lens for views on gender, parenthood, and "Frenchness."
The anthropology of humanitarianism
Anthropologist Erica James examines the effectiveness of aid to those on the margins of society.
3 Questions with Seth Mnookin
Journalist and best-selling author discusses the challenges and impacts of science writing
Le Morte d'Arthur and the engineer
Laura Meeker '14 designed a game combining engineering and literature to convey the essence of Malory's "Le Morte d'Arthur."
Artist Olafur Eliasson brings Little Sun to MIT
Art and social entrepreneurship project engages MIT’s energy community.