MIT affiliates named 2024 AAAS Fellows
The American Association for the Advancement of Science recognizes six current affiliates and 27 additional MIT alumni for their efforts to advance science and related fields.
The American Association for the Advancement of Science recognizes six current affiliates and 27 additional MIT alumni for their efforts to advance science and related fields.
As artificial intelligence develops, we must ask vital questions about ourselves and our society, Ben Vinson III contends in the 2025 Compton Lecture.
Philosopher Kevin Dorst’s work examines how we apply rational thought to everyday life.
The new initiative will allow selected faculty to focus on their research, build community, and pursue mentorship opportunities.
In a new MIT course co-taught by EECS and philosophy professors, students tackle moral dilemmas of the digital age.
Junior Shreya Mogulothu says taking an MITx class as a high school student opened her eyes to new possibilities.
Presented by the American Philosophical Association, the award recognizes the professor’s lifelong contributions to philosophy.
Philosopher Sam Berstler diagnoses the corrosive effects of not acknowledging troubling truths.
Through the Civil Discourse Project at MIT, scholarly debate serves as a model for productive discussions among MIT Concourse students.
Faculty members granted tenure in anthropology; comparative media studies/writing; philosophy; political science; and science, technology, and society.
New professors join anthropology, economics, history, linguistics, music and theater arts, and philosophy departments, as well as the Program in Science, Technology, and Society.
Philosophy doctoral student Abe Mathew is both studying philosophy and questioning some of its deeply-held ideas.
Undergraduates Ben Lou, Srinath Mahankali, and Kenta Suzuki, whose research explores math and physics, are honored for their academic excellence.
In “Trouble with Gender: Sex Facts, Gender Fictions,” MIT Professor Alex Byrne argues for a return to a more inclusive brand of philosophical inquiry.
A recent forum was the first in a series planned at MIT this year, part of an initiative meant to encourage the open exchange of ideas.