Shift to renewable electricity a win-win at statewide level

MIT research finds health savings from cleaner air exceed policy costs.

Mark Dwortzan | Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change • mit
Aug. 14, 2019 ~5 min

Environmental crime goes way beyond poaching

Environmental crime doesn't always take the form we might expect.

Layne Cameron-Michigan State • futurity
Aug. 13, 2019 ~5 min


Precolonial history may predict conflict in sub-Saharan Africa

New research explores the likelihood of violence in postcolonial sub-Saharan African countries.

Sandra Knispel-U. Rochester • futurity
July 5, 2019 ~6 min

Website tracks China’s huge grave relocation effort

In what may be the largest grave relocation in human history so far, China has exhumed more than 10 million corpses. An interactive website shows where.

Alex Shashkevich-Stanford • futurity
June 10, 2019 ~1 min

How lobbying undercuts climate action

A new look at how lobbying contributed to the failure of the Waxman-Markey Bill also offers "a glimmer of hope" for future climate policy.

Sonia Fernandez-UCSB • futurity
May 31, 2019 ~5 min

Fabrics poised to become the new software

Basic research advance leads to production of more than 250,000 chips embedded within fibers in less than a year.

Zach Winn | MIT News Office • mit
May 21, 2019 ~7 min

MIT and U.S. Air Force sign agreement to launch AI Accelerator

New program will focus on rapid deployment of artificial intelligence innovations in operations, disaster response, and medical readiness.

Rob Matheson | MIT News Office • mit
May 20, 2019 ~5 min

Public opinion study in Europe shows drop in anti-immigration sentiment, among other changes

Surveys spanning recent decades also reveal geographic differences and gender gap in economic views.

Peter Dizikes | MIT News Office • mit
May 16, 2019 ~7 min


Trust isn’t simple when it comes to the government

Do you trust the government? New research digs deeper than previous gauges to understand what people really think.

Caroline Brooks-Michigan State • futurity
May 16, 2019 ~4 min

Listen: Should the government regulate social media?

After the livestream and widespread sharing of video from the Christchurch massacre in New Zealand, is it time to regulate social media?

Duke University • futurity
May 2, 2019 ~2 min

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