Topics: School of Humanities Arts and Social Sciences
Like This World of Ours
An MIT science writer traces the hunt for extrasolar planets
Familiar Problems, Cutting-Edge Context
Leaders of SHASS and the Media Lab weigh in on the social implications of AI
Culture Shift
Expanding engineers’ horizons beyond engineering is essential to addressing the field’s gender imbalance, says sociologist Susan Silbey
We Build on History
A student-built letterpress in Barker Library
Better Governing Through Science
A new initiative from the Jameel Poverty Action Lab helps policy makers worldwide embrace the value of evidence
Vote of Confidence
The nonpartisan MIT Election Data and Science Lab champions the efficiency, integrity, and transparency of the democratic process
The Final Yard
The International Policy Lab helps faculty ideas take those last critical steps into the corridors of power
Pathways to Policy
Seminar XXI: Educating US National Security Leaders
Since 1984, the program has provided 2,100 military and civilian fellows with policy training
At the Intersection
Five grad students on finding their own routes into the policy sphere