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Climate change increases the risk of extreme events such as storms. Photo: Stocktrek Images/Getty Images
Spring 2021

The Big Picture

MIT experts outline issues, offer hope for climate action

William Isaacs, a leader in the study of dialogue, says:
Winter 2001

The Art of Dialogue

Dialogue expert William Isaacs says that problems between people often stem from an inability to conduct a successful dialogue.

Assoc. Prof. Drazen Prelec, who studies the psychology of money, says credit cards are insidious because they disconnect the pleasure of buying from the pain of paying. Photo: Ed Quinn
Winter 1999

The Psychology of Spending

Prof. Drazen Prelec, who studies the psychology of money, says credit cards are insidious because they disconnect the pleasure of buying from the pain of paying.