Rising superpowers like China are “cautious opportunists” in global institutions, and the U.S. should avoid overreaction, PhD student Raymond Wang argues.

Known for building connections between the social sciences, data science, and computation, the political science professor will lead IDSS into its next chapter.

Discounting calculations are ubiquitous today — thanks partly to the English clergy who spread them amid turmoil in the 1600s, an MIT scholar shows.

In the first quintillionth of a second, the universe may have sprouted microscopic black holes with enormous amounts of nuclear charge, MIT physicists propose.

The startup Augmental allows users to operate phones and other devices using their tongue, mouth, and head gestures.

New studies show that caste and ethnic identity play an outsize role in how business interacts with government in developing countries.

Letting people work with a “navigator” dramatically increases how often they move to higher-opportunity neighborhoods.

Research surveys show warnings issued by world leaders are taken equally seriously whether issued on social media or through formal statements.