How repetition helps art speak to us

Jay Keyser’s new book, “Play It Again, Sam,” makes the case that repeated motifs enhance our experience of artistic works.

Peter Dizikes | MIT News • mit
yesterday ~8 min

Researchers present bold ideas for AI at MIT Generative AI Impact Consortium kickoff event

Presentations targeted high-impact intersections of AI and other areas, such as health care, business, and education.

Amanda Diehl | MIT Schwarzman College of Computing • mit
June 20, 2025 ~4 min


A brief history of the global economy, through the lens of a single barge

Ian Kumekawa’s book “Empty Vessel” explores globalization, economics, and the hazy world of short-term transactions known as “the offshore.”

Peter Dizikes | MIT News • mit
June 17, 2025 ~8 min

Bringing meaning into technology deployment

The MIT Ethics of Computing Research Symposium showcases projects at the intersection of technology, ethics, and social responsibility.

Danna Lorch | MIT Schwarzman College of Computing • mit
June 11, 2025 ~9 min

“Each of us holds a piece of the solution”

Campus gathers with Vice President for Energy and Climate Evelyn Wang to explore the Climate Project at MIT, make connections, and exchange ideas.

Office of the Vice President for Energy and Climate • mit
June 10, 2025 ~4 min

Q&A: A roadmap for revolutionizing health care through data-driven innovation

A new book coauthored by MIT’s Dimitris Bertsimas explores how analytics is driving decisions and outcomes in health care.

Sara Feijo | MIT Open Learning • mit
May 5, 2025 ~7 min

The age-old problem of long-term care

Informal help is a huge share of elder care in U.S., a burden that is only set to expand. A new book explores different countries’ solutions.

Peter Dizikes | MIT News • mit
May 5, 2025 ~8 min

Exploring new frontiers in mineral extraction

Professor Thomas Peacock’s research aims to better understand the impact of deep-sea mining.

Anne Wilson | Department of Mechanical Engineering • mit
April 29, 2025 ~5 min


Supersize me

Political scientist Kathleen Thelen’s new book explains how America’s large retailers got very, very large.

Peter Dizikes | MIT News • mit
April 8, 2025 ~8 min

3 Questions: Exploring the limits of carbon sequestration

Assistant Professor César Terrer discusses pioneering volcano research to track carbon dynamics in tropical forests.

Stephanie Martinovich | Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering • mit
Feb. 20, 2025 ~5 min

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