In the new economics course 14.163 (Algorithms and Behavioral Science), students investigate the deployment of machine-learning tools and their potential to understand people, reduce bias, and improve society.
During the MIT Science Policy Initiative’s Congressional Visit Days, PhD students and postdocs met with legislators to share expertise and advocate for science agency funding.
As part of his MIT doctoral studies in nuclear science and engineering, Eli Sanchez investigated whether hypersonic missiles threaten global security.
Honing her values and career path through her D-Lab classes, the MIT senior sets her sights on leveling inequalities in global health.
Since 2020, K-CAI has innovated and tested climate policies in more than 35 countries and supported scale-ups that have reached over 15 million people.
New initiative is convening leading companies and nonprofits with support from Google’s Community Grants Fund.
The 16 finalists — representing every school at MIT — will explore generative AI’s impact on privacy, art, drug discovery, aging, and more.
Doctoral student and recent MAD Design Fellow Jonathan Zong SM ’20 discusses a proposed framework to map how individuals can say “no” to technology misuses.
Daron Acemoglu, David Autor, and Simon Johnson, faculty co-directors of the new MIT Shaping the Future of Work Initiative, describe why the work matters and what they hope to achieve.
Can carbon trading systems reduce global emissions, or are they little more than greenwashing? Clear, enforceable standards may make the difference.
The MIT seniors will pursue graduate studies at Cambridge University.
Political science and physics major Leela Fredlund wants to ensure fairness and justice prevail in humanity's leap into space.
Scientists quantify a previously overlooked driver of human-related mercury emissions.
MIT delegates share observations and insights from the largest-ever UN climate conference.