Special effects: How a movie could reduce corruption

A film and texting campaign can increase anticorruption reports from citizens, study shows.

Peter Dizikes | MIT News Office • mit
March 13, 2019 ~6 min

Can the U.S. win the A.I. arms race?

Will President Trump's new artificial intelligence executive order help the U.S. take the lead on the technology? Two experts react to the order.

Boston University • futurity
March 4, 2019 ~1 min


Maps: These states get less federal money for fires

Some states receive an outsized share of federal fire protection money, a new model shows.

Cory Nealon-Buffalo • futurity
March 1, 2019 ~4 min

What does a national emergency mean for presidential power?

When an American president declares a national emergency, what does it mean for the country? A presidential powers scholar brings you up to speed.

Jade McClain-NYU • futurity
Feb. 28, 2019 ~1 min

Spending outpaces population in shrinking counties

Municipal spending in the US is outpacing population and income growth—not only in growing counties, but also in shrinking ones.

Chelsea Davis-Iowa State • futurity
Feb. 14, 2019 ~4 min

‘Openness’ is key to how locals feel about wind turbines

When locals feel the planning process for new wind turbines is open, they're more likely to view turbines positively over time.

Mandira Banerjee-Michigan • futurity
Feb. 8, 2019 ~4 min

The future of well-being isn’t about money

Money doesn't matter as much as things like freedom, fairness, and social support for future well-being, report researchers.

Justin Dupuis-McGill • futurity
Feb. 6, 2019 ~3 min

Study evaluates China’s progress in establishing accounting measures to reinforce its Paris pledge

Firms learn from experience in the measurement, reporting, and verification of carbon emissions under China’s emissions trading systems.

Mark Dwortzan | MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change • mit
Feb. 1, 2019 ~5 min


How government programs could boost recovery after financial crisis

A new method of assessing risk in government loan programs could ease recovery after the next financial crisis.

Matt Swayne-Penn State • futurity
Jan. 31, 2019 ~5 min

‘Shutdown’ researcher records Maine’s viral ice disk

"It's exciting [to watch] the life and death of this ice disk..."

Kevin Stacey-Brown • futurity
Jan. 24, 2019 ~5 min

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