Reality check in the factory
MIT professor’s new book shows how labor laws actually get enforced, globally.
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Michael Collins: “I could have been the last person to walk on the moon”
Apollo 11 astronaut speaks at MIT about his experiences leading up to the first moon landing.
MIT presents new music series: MIT Sounding
New concert series will feature world premieres, reconstructed classics, and Grammy Award-winning musicians.
3 Questions: Calestous Juma on African development
MIT event spotlights new approaches to economic growth on the continent.
The history man
Nuclear security expert Francis Gavin brings a historical approach to the study of international politics.
Study: Contrary to image, city politicians do adapt to voters
Urban politicians in the U.S. are responsive to voters’ views, regardless of the form of government.
How to make factory conditions better
After years of research into global production systems, an MIT political scientist is convinced that government, not just the private sector, must help keep workers safe.
Hard times in Chicago
MIT anthropologist’s new book recounts the painful aftermath when steel plants suddenly closed in the American heartland.
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: Evelyn Fox Keller on the nature-nurture debates
In a new book, prominent historian of science dismisses the ‘unanswerable’ question of whether heredity or the environment matter more in human development.
Bartusiak honored by Astronomical Society of the Pacific
Wins Klumpke-Roberts Award in recognition of her contributions