Why Do You Ask?
The power of wanting to know
Fall 2017
Every idea or invention born at MIT began the same way as MIT’s mission statement: with the imperative to advance knowledge.
The power of wanting to know
What Gabriela Schlau-Cohen discovers about the proteins responsible for photosynthesis could be critical to agriculture and energy
Quantifying radiation damage in materials is the first step toward safer reactors and better nuclear compliance, says Mike Short
Amy Glasmeier’s map of the country has a lot to say about economic opportunity
Zeynep Ton’s win-win theory of labor management
Developing this capacity in machine learning could better equip it for human interaction and a host of medical applications
From the President
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Gifts to MIT supporting graduate fellowships make it possible for exceptional students to come to MIT in search of answers
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Hint: not how you’d expect
“We connect people to ideas and knowledge that they didn’t know they were looking for,” says director Chris Bourg
Economist Daron Acemoglu examines how inclusive political structures embrace disruptive change
The new Abdul Latif Jameel World Education Lab will develop and scale up solutions for all learners
For MIT researchers working to hold the line against infection, step one is to know your enemy
For Gloria Choi, olfactory cues are a gateway to some of the brain’s greatest mysteries
The TESS mission will scan our cosmic neighborhood to identify 50 top candidates
Through SuperUROP, Ebenezer Nkwate ’17 spent his senior year learning to build synthetic genetic circuits
Unrestricted gifts signal a strong belief in MIT’s mission
Coming soon to Houston, Seattle, and Miami
Remarks by Julia Sun ’15 at MIT Better World (London)
Patricia Dineen PhD ’80
Warren ’95 and Teresa Ross
Behind the syllabus of a deep dive into science and policy
When it comes to the environment, MIT students aim not only for understanding but for action
Architect William O’Brien Jr. opens archetypal forms to new interpretations
An excerpt from Luis Perez-Breva’s “doer’s manifesto” on innovating
Tega, the fuzzy friend who tells stories to kids