Transportation policymaking in Chinese cities
Using a novel methodology, IDSS affiliate Jinhua Zhao uncovered patterns in the development trends and transportation policies of China’s cities that may help decision-makers learn from one another.
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Optimizing for society’s function in the wake of Covid-19
IDSS professor Dick Larson envisions a complex model of society's function that identifies and weighs many variables — including but not limited to reducing pandemic deaths.
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How can mobile phone data help to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic?
Media Lab and IDSS professor Sandy Pentland joins former students and collaborators to explore how mobile phone data can help inform public health actions.
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The next generation of energy leaders
"The focus on systems thinking that was being employed in TPP and at the MIT Energy Initiative (MITEI) has been very important in shaping my thinking around the biggest challenges in climate and energy." MITei profiles Addison Stark (TPP '10).
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Marshaling artificial intelligence in the fight against Covid-19
The MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab supports a project led by IDSS affiliate and Sloan professor Roy Welsch and IDSS Senior Research Scientist Stan Finkelstein to use machine learning to find approved drugs that can treat Covid-19.
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Minghao Qiu named Martin Fellow by the MIT Environmental Solutions Initiative
The fellowship, which supports MIT doctoral students pursuing sustainability research, was awarded to SES student Minghao Qiu for his work in air pollution and climate change policy.
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Elchanan Mossel named 2020 Vannevar Bush Faculty Fellow
The Department of Defense awarded Mossel the fellowship, which "aims to advance transformative, university-based fundamental research," for his work 'Information Flows on Networks.'
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Isolat: a data-driven response to a pandemic
Isolat, a volunteer collaboration organized by IDSS, informs coronavirus policy at MIT and beyond by analyzing data associated with the pandemic.
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Storing renewables
"Our models tell us that to lean heavily on renewable energy, we will need much cheaper energy storage," writes IDSS professor Jessika Trancik.
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A checklist for effective COVID-19 public health messaging
Using insights from behavioral science, MIT Sloan professor and IDSS affiliate David Rand created a checklist for effective public health messaging that's based on the role of reputation and social enforcement.
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