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Going Beyond the Numbers: STS.047 (Quantifying People: A History of Social Science)

Apr 29, 2019

Going Beyond the Numbers, with Prof. William Deringer Will Deringer, Leo Marx Career Development Assistant Professor, Science, Technology, and Society Is it appropriate to evaluate the causes of suicide…

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3 Questions: Why are student-athletes amateurs? MIT Professor Jennifer Light digs into the history of the idea that students aren’t part of the labor force.

Mar 25, 2019

3 Questions: Why are student-athletes amateurs? MIT Professor Jennifer Light digs into the history of the idea that students aren’t part of the labor force. Peter Dizikes | MIT News Office…

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MIT News featuring Prof. Kate Brown – Chernobyl: How bad was it? A scholar’s book uncovers new material about the effects of the infamous nuclear meltdown.

Mar 8, 2019

Chernobyl: How bad was it? A scholar’s book uncovers new material about the effects of the infamous nuclear meltdown. Peter Dizikes | MIT News Office March 5, 2019 Not long after…

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Larry C. Price, Photojournalist, and Undark Magazine: Winner of the 70th annual George Polk award in Journalism on Environmental Reporting

Feb 20, 2019

Long Island University Announces Winners Of The 70th Annual George Polk Awards In Journalism Photojournalist Larry C. Price along with contributing reporters for Undark Magazine, a non-profit online publication, is honored…

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CURBED: As top innovation hub expands, can straining local infrastructure keep pace? Prof. Robin Scheffler is quoted.

Nov 7, 2018

As top innovation hub expands, can straining local infrastructure keep pace? Cambridge’s Kendall Square, a global center for biotech and tech firms, faces housing and transit challenges By Patrick Sisson  Nov…

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ELECTION INSIGHTS 2018 Research-based perspectives from MIT Jennifer Light | On Social Media and Youth Political Engagement

Oct 26, 2018

Election Insights 2018 — MIT historian Jennifer Light on New Media and Youth Political Engagement: “Young people in the U.S. of all ages, including those too young to vote, have been…

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SPECTRUM: Kendall’s Key Ingredient, by Michael Landing, featuring Prof. Robin Scheffler

Oct 19, 2018

Kendall’s Key Ingredient -The fabled F&T Restaurant—which attracted a diverse mix of Cambridge locals and MIT students and faculty—was a Kendall Square landmark from the 1920s to the 1980s, when it…

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MIT Social Media and Democracy

Sep 17, 2018

Click here to view the recorded event:  2018 MIT Social Media and Democracy
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