SHASS News
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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Investigating the intersection of law and technology
Alex Reiss-Sorokin PhD ’24 probes the impact of automation on both the practice of law and the people who make jurisprudence possible.
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Thirty-six outstanding MIT students selected as Burchard Scholars
Undergraduates selected for the competitive program enjoy a seminar series and conversations over dinners with distinguished faculty.
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MIT anthropologist Héctor Beltrán awarded 2025 Levitan Prize in the Humanities
Beltrán’s research project will focus on nomadic populations in Latin America, U.S. deportees, and their linguistic and technological adaptability.
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In the media
Economics, AI, & Healthcare with Jon Gruber
Chalk Radio
Is AI coming for your job? Maybe.
USA Today
Hassan on recent violence in Darfur
CNN
Is AI leading to layoffs or does the economy just suck?
Gizmodo
SHASS videos
Faculty-Driven Initiative: Living Climate Futures Lab
