SHASS Weekly
Meet the newly tenured members of the SHASS faculty
This week’s newsletter features the newly tenured members of the SHASS faculty, exciting SHASS/MISTI Global Classroom projects, MIT economists’ research on guaranteed income, and more.
MIT without borders
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.
Music and technology intertwined
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.
Can large language models figure out the real world?
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.
What do we owe each other?
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.
