Protecting the rights of internet users, in Mexico and worldwide
PhD student Mariel García-Montes researches the internet’s far-reaching impact on society, especially regarding privacy and young people.
Meet the 2024 tenured professors in the MIT School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
Faculty members granted tenure in anthropology; comparative media studies/writing; philosophy; political science; and science, technology, and society.
School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences welcomes nine new faculty
New professors join anthropology, economics, history, linguistics, music and theater arts, and philosophy departments, as well as the Program in Science, Technology, and Society.
Knight Science Journalism Program at MIT announces 2024-25 fellows
Journalists covering key science issues around the globe will join the MIT community in August.
MIT SHASS announces appointment of new heads for 2024-25
School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences appoints new heads across multiple academic units.
Investigating the past to see technology’s future
During a recent history of technology symposium at MIT, participants shared exciting ideas about the future of their field.
Exotic black holes could be a byproduct of dark matter
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 unexpected origins of a modern finance tool
Discounting calculations are ubiquitous today — thanks partly to the English clergy who spread them amid turmoil in the 1600s, an MIT scholar shows.
Q&A: The power of tiny gardens and their role in addressing climate change
Kate Brown, MIT professor of history, discusses how ordinary people taking action in their communities can offer hope for the future.
Eleven from MIT awarded 2024 Fulbright fellowships
The Fulbright US Student Program funds research, study, and teaching opportunities abroad.
Exploring the history of data-driven arguments in public life
William Deringer studies “very old things and very technical things” — that have never been more relevant.
Understanding the impacts of mining on local environments and communities
Extractive industries threaten water, glaciers, and livelihoods, but new research offers hope.
A chronicler of the biotech boom
MIT historian of science Robin Wolfe Scheffler takes a close look at the progress of biomedical research in the U.S.
Award shines a spotlight on local science journalism
The Knight Science Journalism Program’s Victor K. McElheny Award honors outstanding local and regional journalists’ reporting on science, public health, tech, and the environment.
Turning history of science into a comic adventure
Associate Professor Lydia Bourouiba and artist Argha Manna take readers through a series of discoveries in infectious disease.