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Innovative projects explore ways to deal with extreme heat
Low-cost personal cooling and emissions-free air conditioning among ideas studied with MIT’s Climate Project seed funding.
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Language acquisition around the world
In “The Acquisition of Relativization,” MIT linguist Suzanne Flynn and other researchers investigate how children from different cultures develop language skills.
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The crucial human component in computing and AI
The MIT Ethics of Computing Research Symposium brought together experts and researchers working at the heart of ethical and social impact in technology.
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Research from the ground up
A leading innovator in community-based archaeology, Professor Sonya Atalay works to link local know-how with academic inquiry across the globe.
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A plan to preserve wetlands without stopping development
Study shows the tradeoff between conservation and growth is less stark with a locally adjusted policy featuring both tradeable offsets and taxes.
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In the media
Why AI can’t replicate the experienced executive’s gut instinct
Forbes
Economist Esther Duflo to receive 2026 Moynihan Prize
Another symptom of growing isolation
The Atlantic
Vote prediction market Kalshi attacks a Wisconsin law banning election bets as 'voter suppression'
NPR
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