Fotini Christia named director of the Sociotechnical Systems Research Center
Political science professor will spearhead the Institute’s interdisciplinary center that studies high-impact, complex societal challenges.
Political science professor will spearhead the Institute’s interdisciplinary center that studies high-impact, complex societal challenges.
In his latest book, economist Robert Townsend surveys how “distributed ledger” technologies can help emerging economies and many industries.
Designed for students, the program explores on a grand scale how technology can aid or hinder human rights.
The award supports promising PhD candidates or postdocs conducting interdisciplinary research on the societal and ethical dimensions of computing.
The Covid-19 Recovery and Resilience Initiative aims to catalyze evidence-based policy solutions to the challenges posed by the pandemic.
Media Lab researcher Kate Turner explores how critical race theory can influence science — and how science can inform policy — as an IDSS Research to Policy Engagement Initiative Fellow.
By securely aggregating sensitive data from cyber-attacks, the SCRAM platform from MIT CSAIL can quantify an organization’s level of security and suggest what to prioritize.
New faculty in these areas will connect the MIT Schwarzman College of Computing and a department or school.
Teaching community organizers via WhatsApp yields encouraging results in South Africa, according to MIT Governance Lab research.
Professor Jennifer Light’s new book explores a movement to instill American democratic values in children.
For the robotics category in a new series celebrating innovation, the USPS chose the bionic prosthesis designed and built by the Media Lab's Biomechatronics group.
Professor of biology discusses a scientist’s responsibility to speak out about important issues that affect our nation and the world.
Presidents of MIT and Indiana University urge America’s leaders to support bipartisan innovation bill.
As the air cleared after lockdowns, solar installations in Delhi produced 8 percent more power, study shows.
New website from the MIT Center for Advanced Virtuality rewrites an important moment in history to educate the public on the dangers of deepfakes.