The trouble with round numbers

Study shows people prefer monthly payments in multiples of $100, even when it may cost them money.

Peter Dizikes | MIT News Office • mit
Feb. 20, 2020 ~7 min

Giving cryptocurrency users more bang for their buck

Routing scheme boosts efficiency in networks that help speed up blockchain transactions.

Rob Matheson | MIT News Office • mit
Jan. 30, 2020 ~8 min


Model beats Wall Street analysts in forecasting business financials

Using limited data, this automated system predicts a company’s quarterly sales.

Rob Matheson | MIT News Office • mit
Dec. 19, 2019 ~8 min

Using Wall Street secrets to reduce the cost of cloud infrastructure

“Risk-aware” traffic engineering could help service providers such as Microsoft, Amazon, and Google better utilize network infrastructure.

Rob Matheson | MIT News Office • mit
Aug. 18, 2019 ~8 min

3 Questions: Historian Caley Horan on the rise of private insurance in the U.S. | MIT News

Assistant professor explores how risk sharing and mutual aid shifted to individual forms of protection.

School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences • mit
July 3, 2018 ~11 min

Measuring the economy with location data | MIT News

Startup’s platform crunches anonymized smartphone GPS data to understand how people shop, work, and live.

Rob Matheson | MIT News Office • mit
March 27, 2018 ~9 min

MIT rates No. 1 in 12 subjects in 2018 QS World University Rankings | MIT News

MIT ranked within top 5 in 19 out of 48 subject areas.

Stephanie Eich | Resource Development • mit
Feb. 28, 2018 ~1 min

When numbers started counting | MIT News

New book by MIT assistant professor chronicles the birth of statistical arguments in public debate.

Peter Dizikes | MIT News Office • mit
Feb. 5, 2018 ~7 min


MIT rates No. 1 in 12 subjects in 2017 QS World University Rankings | MIT News

MIT ranked within the top 5 for 19 of 46 subject areas.

Stephanie Eich | Resource Development • mit
March 8, 2017 ~1 min

Calculating the financial risks of renewable energy | MIT News

Financial-modeling software for sustainable-infrastructure projects could boost investment in sector.

Rob Matheson | MIT News Office • mit
Sept. 15, 2016 ~9 min

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