A breakthrough on “loss and damage,” but also disappointment, at UN climate conference
Delegates from MIT including IDSS core faculty Jessika Trancik attended COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, where international climate negotiations went down to the wire.
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Study: Automation drives income inequality
A newly published study co-authored by IDSS core faculty Daron Acemoglu quantifies the extent to which automation has contributed to income inequality in the U.S.
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Policy Hackathon produces new solutions for technology policy challenges
The 2022 MIT Policy Hackathon explored policy solutions to sociotechnical challenges focused on post-pandemic efforts to build a better society, with challenges in cybersecurity, environmental justice, and city planning.
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Covid patients coming off ventilators can take weeks to regain consciousness
A study co-authored by IDSS core faculty Emery Brown examines the effects of a combination of Covid-19 and anesthesia on the human brain, with findings that "might point to new ways to save people from brain damage"
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MIT’s Racism Research Fund awards IDSS systemic racism initiative
An award of $150,000 from MIT's Racism Research Fund will help the IDSS Initiative on Combatting Systemic Racism (ICSR) strengthen cross-disciplinary collaborations.
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How to choose carbon offsets that actually cut emissions
IDSS affiliate John Sterman unpacks the implications of companies’ net zero emissions goals and offers a framework for real impact.
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“Elites are making choices that are not good news”
IDSS core faculty Daron Acemoglu and professor David Autor discuss the forces driving working-class voters toward the Republican Party.
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The tenured engineers of 2022
IDSS professor Guy Bresler and IDSS affiliate Stefanie Jegelka are among 14 faculty members granted tenure this year.
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Coordinating climate and air-quality policies to improve public health
New air-quality tool from study co-authored by TPP director Noelle Selin and William Atkinson (TPP '22) pinpoints policy combinations that maximize health benefits.
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Unlocking the power of cellphone-generated mobility data to benefit neighborhoods
IDSS core faculty Sandy Pentland is part of a collaborative effort with scientists from Northeastern University developing a public mobility data platform to help communities address issues including equity, economic development and climate resilience
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