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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 […]

In “Hagiography in Marguerite de Navarre’s Heptaméron,” lecturer Leanna Bridge Rezvani paints a fascinating portrait of an iconoclastic writer, advocate, scholar, and reformer.

Selected fellows include professors from Anthropology, History, Linguistics, Literature, Music, Philosophy, Political Science, and Science, Technology, and Society

What if a technology could reanimate parts of the body that have lost their connection to the brain — like a bladder that can no longer empty due to a spinal cord injury, or intestines that can’t push food forward due to Crohn’s disease? What if this technology could also send sensations such as hunger […]

During this year’s Independent Activities Period (IAP), students, researchers, and collaborators across seven time zones came together to tackle urgent technical challenges facing Ukraine as the full-scale war enters its fourth year.  A four-week hackathon, Build for Ukraine 2.0, brought MIT students and Ukrainian collaborators into a shared innovation environment where power outages, air-raid alerts, […]