The inaugural SERC Symposium convened experts from multiple disciplines to explore the challenges and opportunities that arise with the broad applicability of computing in many aspects of society.
President Sally Kornbluth talks with Associate Professor Mai Hassan about public administration in Africa and how people mobilize against repressive regimes.
Assistant professor explores how risk sharing and mutual aid shifted to individual forms of protection.
Graduate student Elena Sobrino looks beyond the headlines to study interactions between the city’s people and institutions.
In a “mathy” philosophy class, students explore the risks, outcomes, and ethical implications of living in a warming world.
At community dialogue, MIT historians discuss the power of historical knowledge to make a better world.
In yearlong program, MIT students apply computer science to humanities, arts, and social science research.
New book, “Searching for Stars on an Island in Maine,” examines the tensions between belief and knowing.
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