The UK's recycling system is confusing, chaotic and broken – here's how to fix it

The UK needs to fix its recycling system for a more sustainable future.

Kristoffer Kortsen, Post Doctoral Research Associate, Materials Engineering, University of Manchester • conversation
June 5, 2023 ~7 min

Facing up to democratic distrust

Study: False assumptions about election malfeasance could create a “death spiral” for democracy — but also provide some hope for bipartisan repair.

Peter Dizikes | MIT News Office • mit
May 30, 2023 ~8 min


What drives four future climate leaders

Seniors represent diverse backgrounds, concentrations, and perspectives on finding real-world solutions to complex, mounting crisis.

Christy DeSmith • harvard
May 22, 2023 ~12 min

Finding “hot spots” where compounding environmental and economic risks converge

A new computational tool empowers decision-makers to target interventions.

Mark Dwortzan | MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change • mit
May 12, 2023 ~5 min

Government’s invisible hand in developing countries

Political scientist Noah Nathan’s new book, “The Scarce State,” explores the deep impact government can have even when it is seemingly absent.

Peter Dizikes | MIT News Office • mit
May 11, 2023 ~7 min

Advocating for science budget and policy

MIT’s Science Policy Initiative sends students and postdocs to Capitol Hill to advocate for continued and increased federal support for scientific research.

Science Policy Initiative • mit
May 9, 2023 ~4 min

Podcast: Curiosity Unbounded, Episode 2 — Bureaucracies, dictatorships, and the power of Africa’s people

President Sally Kornbluth talks with Associate Professor Mai Hassan about public administration in Africa and how people mobilize against repressive regimes.

MIT News Office • mit
May 9, 2023 ~38 min

J-PAL North America announces six new evaluation incubator partners to catalyze research on pressing social issues

The research center will support two nonprofits and four government agencies in designing randomized evaluations on housing stability, procedural justice, transportation, income assistance, and more.

Laina Sonterblum | J-PAL North America • mit
April 28, 2023 ~6 min


Study offers a new view of when and how governments distribute land

In Kenya, property rights are granted more often by democratic regimes than by autocrats — but decisions tend to be politically motivated regardless of who’s in charge.

Peter Dizikes | MIT News Office • mit
April 27, 2023 ~7 min

Spring budget 2023: AI announcements hint at data grab behind the scenes

AI was mentioned several times in the spring budget, but the science that might deliver the next generation of technologies was mostly absent.

Eerke Boiten, Professor of Cybersecurity, School of Computer Science and Informatics, De Montfort University • conversation
March 17, 2023 ~8 min

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