Political scientist Adam Berinsky takes surveys seriously
MIT News Office | March 23, 2023

Researcher and IDSS affiliate crafts measured approach to capturing public opinion

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A person in an MIT sweatshirt plugs in an electric car

Minimizing electric vehicles’ impact on the grid
MIT News Office | March 16, 2023

Careful planning of charging station placement could lessen or eliminate the need for new power plants, a new study co-authored by IDSS faculty Jessika Trancik shows.

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New “traffic cop” algorithm helps a drone swarm stay on task
MIT News Office | March 13, 2023

By keeping data fresh, the system from a team including IDSS core faculty Sertac Karaman and Eytan Modiano could help robots inspect buildings or search disaster zones.

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Larry Sass

2023 MacVicar Faculty Fellows named
MIT News Office | March 10, 2023

IDSS affiliate Lawrence 'Larry' Sass one of four faculty honored for exceptional undergraduate teaching.

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John Sterman

Engaging enterprises with the climate crisis
MIT News Office | March 10, 2023

IDSS affiliate John Sterman brings workshops with management flight simulators to businesses working toward environmental sustainability.

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Vivienne Zhang

Deploying AI models at scale
TPP News | March 9, 2023

Vivienne Zhang’s research on data quality when predicting wind power output, plus an internship in machine learning operations, leads her to join Nvidia’s Deep Learning team.

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Daniel Hastings

Daniel Hastings named American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics president-elect
MIT News Office | March 8, 2023

Head of MIT AeroAstro and IDSS core faculty will assume the presidency in 2024 as the organization’s first Black president.

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Maanas Sharma presenting research in a conference

Investigating prison responses to Covid-19
TPP News | March 7, 2023

Research by first-year undergraduate Maanas Sharma ’26 on Covid in prisons began at the MIT Policy Hackathon, which he first attended as a junior in high school.

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On social media platforms, more sharing means less caring about accuracy
MIT News Office | March 6, 2023

An MIT-led study from authors including IDSS affiliate David Rand reveals a core tension between the impulse to share news and to think about whether it is true.

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Kevin Paeth

Human behavior and digital privacy
TPP News | March 5, 2023

Recent TPP graduate Kevin Paeth SM ’23, who researches human computer interaction, says his internship in AI policy reinforced a core TPP lesson: “the overwhelming importance of successful communication between technical and non-technical audiences.”

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