Leveraging the power of neurodiversity
The startup Ultranauts offers software and data quality engineering services with a team made up mostly of people on the autism spectrum.
3 Questions: Joshua Cohen on the qualities of good jobs
MIT Task Force on the Work of the Future research brief examines what makes for “good jobs,” and the public-private policies that can help shape them.
3Q: Christine Walley on the evolving perception of robots in the US
Anthropologist touches on the history of tech-related job displacement and explores how other countries approach policies on robots, skills, and learning.
Why we shouldn’t fear the future of work
MIT task force wraps up with a final conference, sounds note of optimism that new ideas, better policies can help sustain good careers.
MIT forum examines the rise of automation in the workplace
Technologies like robots and artificial intelligence could partner with humans, not oust them from work, research and business leaders say.
Report outlines route toward better jobs, wider prosperity
MIT Task Force on the Work of the Future identifies ways to align new technologies with durable careers.
3 Questions: John Van Reenen on the impact of technology on health care workers
MIT research affiliate describes benefits, implementation, and potential drawbacks of adopting new technology in health care.
Environmental Solutions Initiative puts sustainability front and center at the MIT career fair
New online tool lets students track key metrics on employers’ carbon footprints and encourages more engagement on sustainability issues.
3 Questions: Sanjay Sarma and Bill Bonvillian on new technologies in workforce education
New research examines the application of online learning to workforce education.
3Q: Evaluating skills, education, and workforce training in the US
Professors Kathleen Thelen and Paul Osterman explore the highly fragmented US workforce training system and comparable programs in Europe.
3 Questions: Daron Acemoglu on the US tax system and automation
MIT Task Force on the Work of the Future looks at how the tax system has led to excessive reliance on machines.
J-PAL North America launches research initiative to focus on Covid-19 recovery
The Covid-19 Recovery and Resilience Initiative aims to catalyze evidence-based policy solutions to the challenges posed by the pandemic.
3 Questions: John Leonard on the future of autonomous vehicles
MIT Task Force on the Work of the Future examines job changes in the AV transition and how training can help workers move into careers that support mobility systems.
3 Questions: Thomas Kochan on new policies to shape work of the future
MIT Sloan professor says major transformation of labor law and associated policies are needed for improved worker-employer relationships.
The urban job escalator has stopped moving
Study shows cities have stopped providing middle-class work in recent decades — especially for Black and Latino workers.