3 Questions: Johannes Haushofer on the psychology of poverty
Does a mental “feedback loop” prevent the poorest from exploring ways to change their lives?
3 Questions: Scott Kemp on rethinking nuclear security efforts
MIT professor argues the barriers to weapon acquisition today are not technological.
3 Questions: Michael Greenstone on the experimental method in environmental economics
MIT economist makes the case for new quasi-experiments as a way of studying environmental issues.
3 Questions with Seth Mnookin
Journalist and best-selling author discusses the challenges and impacts of science writing
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.