Building trust in governments through digital platforms
Around the world, many people report distrusting their government. In some places, such as Latin America, North America, and Africa, trust in government has declined in recent decades. How can...
View ArticleMIT Lincoln Laboratory hosts National Security Commission on Emerging...
MIT Lincoln Laboratory hosted the National Security Commission on Emerging Biotechnology (NSCEB) on Sept. 3, for a stop on its national roadshow. The event convened representatives of state...
View ArticleMIT Farm is growing
“This tomato is blowing my mind,” says Nermine Hassanin. The MIT graduate student in architecture is marveling at the fruit in her salad. She and several MIT School of Architecture and Planning...
View ArticleEconomists Robert Hall PhD ’67 and Michael Woodford PhD ’83 share Nobel Prize
Robert E. Hall PhD ’67 and Michael Woodford PhD ’83, scholars who both earned their doctorates at MIT, have been awarded the 2026 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred...
View ArticleDiscovering the value of humanistic inquiry
Artificial intelligence has become part of the zeitgeist. And while it’s a polarizing topic, Linda Rabieh has a unique take on AI: “It’s good for business. Our business, of humanistic thinking.” As...
View ArticleSupercomputing researchers document evolution of AI hardware
As artificial intelligence transforms industries and national security, understanding the latest hardware capabilities is important for maintainind technological advantage.AI accelerators — specialized...
View ArticleCraig Rowe soars to new heights
Working on airplanes is a profession that runs in the Rowe family. Craig Rowe, his twin brother, and his older brother are all aircraft mechanics. His father was an aircraft technician installing...
View ArticleClimate Action Learning Lab bridges research and policy for effective climate...
J-PAL North America, a regional office of MIT’s Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL), convened the second cohort of the Climate Action Learning Lab this spring with 17 climate leaders from...
View ArticleThe effects of an “algorithmic monoculture” depend on the details
AI tools are increasingly replacing human judgements in some settings. For instance, resume screening algorithms are often used in hiring, where they may improve efficiency and consistency in...
View ArticleWho we become when we talk to machines
Brian, a middle-aged financial consultant, spends his day sitting in front of three screens. Two of them involve his job. The third features a chatbot, which he has given a woman’s name and frequently...
View ArticleMIT named the nation’s top university by U.S. News for 2026-27
U.S. News and World Report has designated MIT as the top school in its annual rankings of the nation’s best universities, announced today. Among the academic specialties that U.S. News evaluates, MIT’s...
View ArticlePodcast: SHASS’s special sauce
Following World War II, the MIT faculty convened a committee to assess the Institute’s principles of education and their relevance “in a new era emerging from social upheaval and the disasters of war.”...
View ArticleMeet the 2026 tenured professors in the School of Humanities, Arts, and...
In 2026, five faculty were granted tenure in the MIT School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences.Volha Charnysh is an associate professor in the Department of Political Science. She studies the...
View ArticleUnderstanding the world, from the Cold War to the age of AI
At a moment when global alliances are shifting, technological change is accelerating, and the boundaries between science and geopolitics are dissolving, understanding the world demands new ways of...
View ArticleLincoln Laboratory summer research interns take on national security challenges
Nearly 170 interns recently dispersed from MIT Lincoln Laboratory to return to their undergraduate or advanced degree programs. For Anna Raymaker and Vivek Jagadeesh, however, the work is just getting...
View ArticleMeasure by measure, studying society accurately
Let’s agree at the outset the world is a complicated place, and social scientists have exacting jobs when it comes to measuring civic phenomena with precision. After all, even careful studies raise...
View ArticleResearchers tune into Arctic under-ice sounds and test through-ice communication
Beneath the Arctic Ocean is an orchestra featuring natural and human composers, from cracking sea ice and whistling beluga whales to humming shipping-vessel engines. Researchers from MIT Lincoln...
View ArticleStories from the steel mills: A model for sharing workers’ histories
For generations, the steel mills of Southeast Chicago offered work and a way of life, experienced by tens of thousands of families. Open around the clock, three shifts per day, the vast works of U.S....
View ArticleTranslating economic growth into better lives
Solving complex social problems with multiple interrelated causes can involve juggling a variety of factors. Securing funding, designing the right programs, and sustaining the political will necessary...
View ArticleGulfstream IV makes its long-awaited return to Lincoln Laboratory
After extensive modifications over the past seven years, the Gulfstream IV (G-IV) aircraft operated and maintained by MIT Lincoln Laboratory's Tactical Defense Systems Group and Flight Test Facility...
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