The Writers – MIT Spectrum

Fall 2017

How Are Poverty and Geography Linked?

Amy Glasmeier’s map of the country has a lot to say about economic opportunity

Spring 2017

The Foundation of Democracy

Bruno Perreau examines challenges to the status quo in his native France

The subject's Fall 2016 lecturers included associate professor of aeronautics and astronautics Hamsa Balakrishnan, whose work includes a collaboration with the Federal Aviation Administration and major US airports to upgrade air traffic control tools. Photo: Bryce Vickmark.

Winter 2017

Flight School

A roster of experts steers students through the inner workings of the airline industry

Empatica’s Embrace wristband has begun clinical trials for use in monitoring epilepsy. Photo: Courtesy of Empatica

Fall 2016

The Measure of Man

Wearables are a frontier for both technology and policy

Students in MIT Sloan’s S-Lab are tasked with researching sustainability strategies for real corporations and not-for-profits.

Spring 2016

Sustainability in Action

For S-Lab students, the scale is global, and the stakes are real

Fall 2015

Sparking a New Generation of Power

Scores of young alumni are dreaming up fresh ways to harness nuclear, wind, and solar power; optimize our use of fossil fuels; and support development of energy solutions.

Spring 2015

GOV/LAB: Holding Governments Accountable

Lily Tsai recently launched GOV/LAB, which gives grad students hands-on experience in political research.

Amy Finkelstein, an MIT economist, is principal investigator of the groundbreaking Oregon Health Insurance Experiment. Photo: Len Rubenstein

Fall 2014

Measuring Health Care

Amy Finkelstein spotted an opportunity to bring the gold standard in scientific research to one of the most pressing questions of the day.

Juanjuan Zhang says that a tendency to follow the crowd has broad social implications—even affecting human health. Photo: Len Rubenstein

Spring 2014

Decisions Aggregate into Social Behavior

Juanjuan Zhang says that following the crowd has broad social implications—even affecting human health.

What makes cities so resilient after disaster? Larry Vale with post-Katrina New Orleans. Len Rubenstein

Winter 2014

Resilient Places

San Francisco rebuilt after the 1906 earthquake while Warsaw rebuilt after World War 11. Larry Vale explains what makes cities so resilient.