In the Media

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Faculty, lecturers, and alumni from SHASS have been featured in a range of national and international media outlets. Explore media coverage on our research, ideas, and honors.

USA Today

September 23, 2024

The National Voter Registration Act established voter registration services at state motor vehicle agencies, coining the term the “Motor Voter” law. Since its passage, at least 24 states and Washington, D.C., have implemented automatic voter registration systems. This method automatically registers eligible citizens who interact with their local driver’s licensing department, unless they decline, according to the MIT Election Data and Science Lab.
Financial Times

September 23, 2024

As MIT economist James Poterba and colleagues note — in research that needs updating — a substantial fraction of persons die with virtually no financial assets and rely almost entirely on Social Security benefits for support.
Times of India

September 23, 2024

Harriet Ritvo is Arthur J. Conner Professor Emeritus of History at MIT. Speaking to Srijana Mitra Das at Times Evoke, she discusses the past – and present – of animals.
WBUR

September 20, 2024

Security Studies Program Senior Research Associate Jim Walsh speaks with Here & Now Host Peter O’Dowd about the implications of the attacks in Lebanon, where personal communication devices have been used in explosive attacks.
The Boston Globe

September 17, 2024

MIT social scientist Sherry Turkle, cited in The Boston Globe, warns of the alienating effects of constant digital connection, writing that people are condemned to be “forever elsewhere” due to the dopamine lure of their screens.
United States Institute of Peace

September 16, 2024

Political Science PhD students Nicholas Blanchette, Eleanor Freund, and Eyal Hanfling were awarded ’24-’25 Peace Scholar Dissertation Fellowships. Recipients demonstrate the greatest potential to advance peace building and the strongest likelihood to inform policy and practice.
WGBH

September 13, 2024

MIT economist and economics department chair Jon Gruber spoke with the Boston Public Radio Podcast about the American presidential candidates’ economic plans and concepts.
ABC News

September 6, 2024

ABC News reports on the variety of ways the electorate can now vote, citing data from MIT’s Election Data and Science lab showing 43 percent of voters cast ballots by mail while 26 percent voted early in person.
Financial Times

September 4, 2024

MIT Economics professor Daron Acemoğlu speaks with Financial Times’ Soumaya Keynes for “The Economics Show with Soumaya Keynes” podcast, where he discusses his research on the economics of AI and implications for workers. He says AI can help the current workforce communicate better and control their own data, while opening up possibilities for the geographically or economically disadvantaged.
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