SHASS News
Scene at MIT: Artfinity brings artistic celebration to campus
The MIT campus came alive with artistic energy on March 13 as Artfinity — the Institute’s new festival celebrating creativity and community — took over multiple venues with interactive experiences, exhibitions, and performances. Artfinity participants created their own paths through interconnected artistic encounters across campus, exploring everything from augmented reality (AR) experiences in the Infinite Corridor […]
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Ray Kurzweil ’70 receives the 2025 Robert A. Muh Alumni Award
The prolific inventor, thinker, and futurist is being honored for his contributions to literature, music, and technology.
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When did human language emerge?
It is a deep question, from deep in our history: When did human language as we know it emerge? A new survey of genomic evidence suggests our unique language capacity was present at least 135,000 years ago. Subsequently, language might have entered social use 100,000 years ago. Our species, Homo sapiens, is about 230,000 years […]
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MIT Human Insight Collaborative announces funding awards for inaugural series of projects
The selected projects feature “an incredible array of bold, creative proposals and ideas,” says MIT President Sally Kornbluth.
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MIT’s Compass to life
An exciting initiative from across SHASS explores the persistent moral and social questions central to the human experience: what is value, merit, truth, a good society?
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