A new lens on humanity

January 14, 2026 | Benjamin Daniel

In this week’s newsletter, recap the first MITHIC annual gathering, hear from the inaugural KSL Africa and Middle East Fellow, discover an effort to return farming to city centers, and more.

MITHIC project leaders share their findings during a panel discussion on the use of AI. Pictured (from left to right) are MIT Schwarzman College of Computing Dean Dan Huttenlocher, who moderated the talk, and professors Marzyeh Ghassemi, Arvind Satyanarayan, Esther Duflo, and Graham Jones.

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