If time is money, here’s one way consumers value it
As the saying goes, time is money. That’s certainly evident in the transportation sector, where people will pay more for direct flights, express trains, and other ways to get somewhere quickly.Still,...
View ArticleMIT Department of Economics to launch James M. and Cathleen D. Stone Center...
Starting in July, MIT’s Shaping the Future of Work Initiative in the Department of Economics will usher in a significant new era of research, policy, and education of the next generation of scholars,...
View ArticleClass pairs students with military officers to build mission-critical solutions
On a recent Friday afternoon, Marine Corps Major and U.S. Congressman Jake Auchincloss stood in the front of a crowded MIT classroom in Building 1 and made his case for modernizing America’s military...
View ArticleStudy in India shows several tactics together boost vaccination against...
Around the world, low immunizations rates for children are a persistent problem. Now, an experiment conducted in India shows that an inexpensive combination of methods, including text reminders and...
View ArticleThe sweet taste of a new idea
Behavioral economist Sendhil Mullainathan has never forgotten the pleasure he felt the first time he tasted a delicious crisp, yet gooey Levain cookie. He compares the experience to when he encounters...
View ArticleMIT students turn vision to reality
Life is a little brighter in Kapiyo these days.For many in this rural Kenyan town, nightfall used to signal the end to schoolwork and other family activities. Now, however, the darkness is pierced by...
View ArticleThe proud history and promising future of MIT’s work on manufacturing
MIT’s Initiative for New Manufacturing, announced today by President Sally A. Kornbluth, is the latest installment in a grand tradition: Since its founding, MIT has worked overtime to expand U.S....
View ArticleProfessor Emeritus Stanley Fischer, a towering figure in academic...
Stanley Fischer PhD ’69, MIT professor emeritus of economics and a towering figure in both academic macroeconomics and global economic policymaking, passed away on May 31. He was 81. Fischer was a...
View ArticleNew optical sensing system will improve space domain awareness
Earlier this year, the first of two space domain awareness (SDA) payloads, called the QZS6-HP1, launched from Tanegashima, Japan. Recently, that payload collected its first imaging data, a moment known...
View ArticleThe math of politics and power
Every day, students at MIT come together to learn, work, play, and form communities large and small. Community Spotlight stories are intended to provide a glimpse inside the Institute's classrooms,...
View ArticleThe scholar-warrior: How Erik Lin-Greenberg bridges academia and Air Force...
At a time when the U.S. Department of Defense increasingly grapples with emerging technologies and their implications for national security, Erik Lin-Greenberg ’09, SM ’09 occupies a rare position at...
View ArticleBringing meaning into technology deployment
In 15 TED Talk-style presentations, MIT faculty recently discussed their pioneering research that incorporates social, ethical, and technical considerations and expertise, each supported by seed grants...
View ArticleThe shadow architects of power
In Washington, where conversations about Russia often center on a single name, political science doctoral candidate Suzanne Freeman is busy redrawing the map of power in autocratic states. Her research...
View ArticleA brief history of the global economy, through the lens of a single barge
In 1989, New York City opened a new jail. But not on dry land. The city leased a barge, then called the “Bibby Resolution,” which had been topped with five stories of containers made into housing, and...
View ArticleQS ranks MIT the world’s No. 1 university for 2025-26
MIT has again been named the world’s top university by the QS World University Rankings, which were announced today. This is the 14th year in a row MIT has received this distinction.The full 2026...
View ArticleMIx helps innovators tackle challenges in national security
Startups and government defense agencies have historically seemed like polar opposites. Startups thrive on speed and risk, while defense agencies are more cautious. Over the past few years, however,...
View ArticleAccelerating hardware development to improve national security and innovation
Modern fighter jets contain hundreds or even thousands of sensors. Some of those sensors collect data every second, others every nanosecond. For the engineering teams building and testing those jets,...
View ArticleHow repetition helps art speak to us
Often when we listen to music, we just instinctually enjoy it. Sometimes, though, it’s worth dissecting a song or other composition to figure out how it’s built.Take the 1953 jazz standard “Satin...
View ArticleStudy finds better services dramatically help children in foster care
Being placed in foster care is a necessary intervention for some children. But many advocates worry that kids can languish in foster care too long, with harmful effects for children who are temporarily...
View ArticleExploring data and its influence on political behavior
Data and politics are becoming increasingly intertwined. Today’s political campaigns and voter mobilization efforts are now entirely data-driven. Voters, pollsters, and elected officials are relying on...
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