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MIT Farm is growing
Co-founders Aleks Banaś and Zachary Rapaport see architecture and farming as deeply complementary disciplines. Their nascent club is having a sizeable impact at the Institute.
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Economists Robert Hall PhD ’67 and Michael Woodford PhD ’83 share Nobel Prize
The MIT alumni are honored for work that illuminates how government policy can spur growth in response to economic downturns.
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Visionary generosity, a model of impact
The late Neil Pappalardo’s care and love for MIT remain transformative.
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Discovering the value of humanistic inquiry
Students in MIT’s Concourse program delve deeply into the human condition, debate challenging questions, and learn to develop judgment about issues that can’t be quantified.
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Climate Action Learning Lab bridges research and policy for effective climate solutions
J-PAL North America’s Learning Lab supported a second cohort of U.S. government and nonprofit organizations in building and using rigorous evidence to advance effective decarbonization and adaptation strategies.
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In the media
The economist behind the ‘China shock’ says AI is a paradoxical ‘skill-disequalizer’ for Gen Z workers
Fortune
Boston is embracing AI in its public schools, unlike NYC and LA
The Boston Globe
ChatGPT doesn't love you
Slate
Primordial black holes might be five-dimensional—and formed by cosmic strings
Scientific American
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