SHASS Weekly
MIT philosopher Sally Haslanger honored with Quinn Prize
In this week’s newsletter, learn more about MIT philosopher Sally Haslanger’s Quinn Prize, the SHASS political science alum appointed dean of the MIT Sloan School of Management, an initiative to help answer some of life’s big questions, and more.
MIT: 2024 in review
In this week’s newsletter, learn more about what happened at MIT in 2024, how a math and music major wants to make each more accessible, the problem with open secrets, and more.
What do we know about the economics of AI?
Learn about the economics of AI, Boston’s school busing battles, a Grammy-nominated music professor, and more in this week’s newsletter.
The new Edward and Joyce Linde Music Building
In this week’s newsletter, learn more about the new Edward and Joyce Linde Music Building, the story of a refugee who became an MIT graduate student, MIT’s Independent Activities Period, and more.
Get out the vote
This week’s newsletter features a conversation between MIT president Sally Kornbluth and MIT political scientist Ariel White about voter behavior, the search for truth in science and the humanities, children as language learners, and more.