3 Questions: John Tirman on the warming U.S.-Iran relationship
New book examines misunderstandings as two nations try to work out a permanent deal on nuclear weapons.
3 Questions: Alan Guth on new insights into the ‘Big Bang’
MIT physicist explains how new results bolster his 1980 theory of cosmic inflation.
3 Questions: A new look at globalization in business
Researcher Tim Sturgeon discusses a large-scale empirical study casting new light on a major issue.
3 Questions: JoAnn Carmin on helping cities plan for climate change
MIT professor is studying, and reporting on, the challenges facing a cross-section of global cities as they brace for the future.
3 Questions: Francis O’Sullivan on the climate impact of ‘leaky methane’
Researchers find that national estimates of methane emissions have been underestimated over the past 20 years.
3 Questions: Suzanne Corkin on new study of neuroscience’s most famous patient
Preliminary analysis of H.M.’s brain tissue lays groundwork for more comprehensive studies.
3 Questions: Arindam Dutta on MIT and architectural modernism
New book, edited by MIT architectural historian, examines the evolution of modernism during its postwar heyday at the Institute.
3 Questions: Benjamin Olken on the economic impact of climate change
MIT economist has co-authored a new survey on the burgeoning research about the effects of the changing climate.
3Q: Don Boroson on NASA’s record-breaking use of laser communications
Lincoln Laboratory efforts could enable the space agency to significantly change the scope and design of future scientific space missions.
3 Questions: Christopher Capozzola on the history of chemical-weapons bans
MIT historian discusses the longstanding ‘taboo’ against chemical weapons, and international attempts to eliminate them.
3 Questions: Fiona Murray on female entrepreneurship
MIT professor discusses her research on the challenges facing women entrepreneurs, as well as possible solutions.
3 Questions: David Kaiser on Thomas Kuhn’s paradigm shift
Scholars mark 50th anniversary of 'The Structure of Scientific Revolutions.'
3 Questions: Charles Stewart sizes up the 2012 election
MIT political scientist and voting expert weighs in on the state of the presidential campaign, the shifting demographics of America, and the tossup U.S. Senate races.
The Edgerton Center turns 20
Professor J. Kim Vandiver on the history and future of the Edgerton Center.