SHASS Weekly
Studying war in the new nuclear age
In this week’s newsletter, learn how MIT alumna Caitlin Talmadge’s work investigates war in the nuclear age, discover a Comparative Media Studies/Writing professor of the practice’s love letter to science and scientists, discover how students are learning about exercise as medicine, and more.
Turning science into stories
In this week’s SHASS Weekly, discover the Graduate Program in Science Writing, learn how Global Languages helps create well-rounded problem solvers, explore a new, student-led museum exhibit, and more.
Improving the workplace of the future
In this week’s newsletter, learn about an economics doctoral student’s research into how organizations’ technological decisions shape labor markets, a Comparative Media Studies/Writing professor’s book and its journey to the big screen, a political science staffer’s work on behalf of faculty and students, and more.
Ray Kurzweil ’70 reinforces his optimism in tech progress
This week’s newsletter features alumnus Ray Kurzweil delivering the 2025 Muh Award Lecture, a new initiative focused on reducing poverty in the Global South, theater at the Institute, and more.
Reimagining sound and space
This week’s newsletter features the new Edward and Joyce Linde Music Building, the curious trade practices countries employ during conflicts, new research on AI, labor, and automation, and more.
