SHASS News
Measure by measure, studying society accurately
Naoki Egami has become a standout in political methodology, helping refine tools that give scholars durable results.
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Stories from the steel mills: A model for sharing workers’ histories
MIT anthropologist Chris Walley developed a project for people in Southeast Chicago to tell their histories — an approach any community can adopt.
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Translating economic growth into better lives
Graduate student Lyonel Tanganco investigates how to improve public policy interventions and address challenges in nutrition, climate, and development.
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SHASS/MISTI Global Classroom awards funding to four projects
Funding supports Independent Activities Period subjects abroad led by SHASS faculty or teaching staff.
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Retooling to help democracy revive
Deindustrialization didn’t only hurt some workers, Daron Acemoglu says in a new book; it shrank the coalition supporting democracy, which needs expanding.
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In the media
More Democrats are voting in person after Trump’s threats about mail ballots
The Washington Post
MIT economist warns AI could triple unemployment
Fox Business
Mass AI job displacement could be detrimental to democracy, says MIT Professor Daron Acemoglu
CNBC
Maybe chatbots shouldn’t get to say ‘I’ or ‘Me’
Wired
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Anthro-Engineering: Green Steel, Green Jobs
