3 Questions: Violence and protests in the Muslim world
MIT political scientist Fotini Christia talks about the attacks on U.S. and Western embassies in North Africa and the Middle East.
3 Questions: Anette Hosoi on engineering and the Olympics
Got Olympic fever? Dive into the mechanics of a fast pool
3 Questions: Physicist Christoph Paus discusses newly discovered particle
Dozens of MIT physicists were part of the team that found what might be the Higgs boson. What does their discovery mean, and what’s next for particle physics?
3 Questions: Andrea Campbell interprets the Supreme Court’s health care decision
A political scientist whose work was cited in one justice’s opinion weighs in on the ruling and its implications.
3 Questions: Andrew Lo on JP Morgan’s multibillion-dollar trading loss
MIT financial markets expert addresses the need for better risk management — and a simple way to tell if JP Morgan’s failed gamble was a trade or a hedge.
3 Questions: Hanna Rose Shell on the hidden history of camouflage
Historian of technology’s new book traces the surprisingly recent invention of a standard military practice.
3 Questions: Alan Spoon '73 on fostering leadership for MIT students
Founder of Community Catalyst Leadership Program discusses coaching relationships and skill development.
3 Questions: Adam Berinsky on the unpredictable GOP campaign
Political scientist who studies public opinion assesses a campaign with wildly fluctuating polls.
3 Questions with a student leader: Panhel President Denzil Sikka
New head of sorority governing council discusses her ‘home away from home’
3 Questions: Stephen Van Evera on the withdrawal from Iraq
A look at the prospects for peace as U.S. troops leave.
3 Questions with a student leader: IFC President Tommy Anderson
Hear from the MIT junior and newly elected Interfraternity Council President.
3 Questions: Michael Piore on labor disputes at the ballot box
Labor economist sizes up the impact and meaning of this week’s high-profile Ohio referendum to restore collective bargaining rights for public employees.
3 Questions: Ricardo Caballero on the search for safe investments
Economist believes structural problem underlying financial crisis is ‘worse than ever’
3 Questions: Chappell Lawson on border security
MIT political scientist, back from serving in Washington, discusses the border issues the United States faces.