SHASS Weekly

This week’s newsletter features MISTI and its global reach, the the distance between Americans’ thoughts and their actions on taxes, a fascinating course on stage lighting, and more.

In this week’s newsletter, learn about a new graduate program in music technology and computation at MIT, Haiti’s complex history, a political science doctoral student’s research into shocks to so-called “welfare systems,” and more.

This edition of SHASS Weekly features research into large language models and the real world, an investigation into processing our tech angst through humor, the value of Dungeons and Dragons to the human brain, and more.

In this edition of SHASS Weekly, explore a course focused on what we owe one another, remember a cherished member of MIT’s musical community, learn how a Brazilian diplomat’s master’s program helps him be a better public servant, and more.

This edition of the newsletter introduces new SHASS faculty, remembers an influential economic historian, explores a new course on data and voter behavior, and more.