Energy hackers give a glimpse of a postpandemic future
“Organizing a hybrid event was a challenging but important goal in 2021... but it was great to realize the benefits of the format this year,” says Kailin Graham, TPP student and one of the EnergyHack communications directors.
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Community policing in the Global South
IDSS core faculty Fotini Christia is part of a team examining the challenges of implementing community policing across a range of countries.
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The reasons behind lithium-ion batteries’ rapid cost decline
A new study from members of the Trancik Lab finds that investments in R&D on materials and chemistry were key, while economies of scale contributed somewhat less.
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Is watching believing?
In spreading politics, videos may not be much more persuasive than their text-based counterparts, says new paper co-authored with IDSS affiliates David Rand and Adam Berinsky
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Design’s new frontier
“Developing intelligent systems is a multifaceted problem, and it really requires a confluence of disciplines,” says Navid Azizan, core IDSS faculty member.
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Peru’s BREIT future
IDSS and the Brescia Institute of Advanced Technology (BREIT) are changing the future of Peru by discovering and developing data science skills — and putting them to work for the greater good.
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At UN climate change conference, trying to “keep 1.5 alive”
Andreas Haupt, a graduate student in IDSS, joined MIT’s COP26 delegation to follow negotiations to keep global climate goals on track.
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IDSS MicroMasters Teaching Assistants
Drawn from Social and Engineering Systems (SES) PhD students and IDSS research staff, IDSS TAs provide expert guidance for online learners developing analytical skills.
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Teaching intuition about uncertainty
IDSS and BCS professor Emery Brown leads a team developing a K-12 statistics curriculum to promote a greater understanding of the math and science of uncertainty.
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MIT makes strides on climate action plan
IDSS core faculty Noelle Selin, recently named as co-chair of the new Climate Nucleus, outlined plans for the coming year, including the setup of three working groups.
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