Can diplomacy end the war in Ukraine?

What would have to happen for diplomacy to end the war in Ukraine? The former state secretary of Switzerland may have some answers.

ETH Zurich • futurity
March 23, 2022 ~10 min

Q&A: Climate Grand Challenges finalists on building equity and fairness into climate solutions

Faculty leaders discuss the opportunities and obstacles in developing, scaling, and implementing their work rapidly.

MIT News Office • mit
March 4, 2022 ~9 min


Expert: Risk of nuclear war over Ukraine is low

The invasion of Ukraine sparked Cold War worries about Russia's nuclear arsenal. Gary Samore says the risk of nuclear war "is very low."

Brandeis U. • futurity
March 2, 2022 ~4 min

Expert: Russian invasion of Ukraine would backfire

Vladimir Putin "has created a trap for himself, and however the crisis plays out, it is likely to leave him in a weaker position than he was before."

Sandra Knispel-U. Rochester • futurity
Feb. 18, 2022 ~12 min

Are women less electable? Not if you cut ‘pragmatic bias’

"One aspect of pragmatic bias that is especially pernicious is that people who themselves do not hold gender biases...might still act against women because of what they see around them."

Melissa De Witte-Stanford • futurity
Feb. 16, 2022 ~11 min

Trying to cool the Earth by dimming sunlight could be worse than global warming

The risks of using aerosols to reflect sunlight and cool the planet include creating extreme weather and worsening catastrophes.

Aaron Tang, PhD Scholar in Climate Governance, Australian National University • conversation
Feb. 7, 2022 ~8 min

Twitter's algorithm favours the political right, a recent study finds

Research shows Twitter tends to amplify the tweets of politically right-wing sources over left-leaning sources.

Shoaib Jameel, Lecturer in Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence, University of Essex • conversation
Jan. 31, 2022 ~6 min

Russia could unleash disruptive cyberattacks against the US – but efforts to sow confusion and division are more likely

Russia probably has the means to attack US electrical grids and otherwise create havoc but probably won’t go that far. Instead, watch for disinformation aimed at undermining the US and NATO.

Justin Pelletier, Professor of Practice of Computing Security, Rochester Institute of Technology • conversation
Jan. 26, 2022 ~9 min


Where legal, voting by those in prison is rare, study shows

The findings suggest voting by incarcerated people is unlikely to affect electoral outcomes, in contrast to some assumptions.

Peter Dizikes | MIT News Office • mit
Jan. 25, 2022 ~6 min

Will Russia start a war with Ukraine?

An expert explains what Russia hopes to achieve by increasing its military presence along the border of Ukraine and why its policies are backfiring.

Melissa De Witte-Stanford • futurity
Jan. 13, 2022 ~10 min

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