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A philosophy of work
What makes work valuable? Michal Masny, the NC Ethics of Technology Postdoctoral Fellow in the MIT Department of Philosophy, investigates the role work plays in our lives and its impact on our well-being. Masny sees numerous benefits to work, beyond a paycheck. It’s a space for people to develop excellence at something, make a social contribution, […]
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Seth Mnookin and Heather Paxson named faculty co-leads of the MIT Human Insight Collaborative
The School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences professors will help shape the next chapter of MITHIC, a presidential initiative launched in 2024.
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Why does wealth inequality matter?
The MIT James M. and Cathleen D. Stone Center on Inequality and Shaping the Future of Work recently hosted a half-day symposium at the Institute on “Why Wealth Inequality Matters.” Three panel discussions convened experts from economics, philosophy, sociology, and political science to explore the origins, mechanisms, and political consequences of wealth inequality. Richard Locke, John C […]
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A Renaissance woman for the modern age
In “Hagiography in Marguerite de Navarre’s Heptaméron,” lecturer Leanna Bridge Rezvani paints a fascinating portrait of an iconoclastic writer, advocate, scholar, and reformer.
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Twelve professors selected for 2026-27 cohort of SHASS Faculty Fellows
Selected fellows include professors from Anthropology, History, Linguistics, Literature, Music, Philosophy, Political Science, and Science, Technology, and Society
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In the media
We are witnessing the rise of a new aristocracy
The New York Times
'A logistical nightmare.' Experts explain Trump’s mail-in ballot order
USA Today
America is used to hiding its wars. Trump is doing the opposite.
The New York Times
The jobs AI can’t do – and the young adults doing them
The Guardian
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Faculty-Driven Initiative: Living Climate Futures Lab
