Capitol Hill’s COVID-19 response: a TPP alum’s inside perspective
Systems engineer Sarah Rovito (TPP '16) is a Congressional Science & Technology Policy Fellow who was working on issues like AI and 5G when the pandemic hit — now it's all-hands-on-deck to address the coronavirus.
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How many jobs do robots really replace?
MIT economist and IDSS faculty member Daron Acemoglu’s new research puts a number on the job costs of automation.
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Whitney Newey named a 2020 Distinguished Fellow by American Economic Association
The award recognizes Newey, an IDSS affiliate and Ford Professor of Economics, as "one of the most influential econometricians of the last three decades."
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3Q with Adam Berinsky on the impact of the pandemic on U.S. political life
MIT political scientist and IDSS affiliate Adam Berinksy discusses trust in science, misinformation, and safeguarding democracy in a time of crisis.
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The paths to net zero
Michael Davidson, Jesse Jenkins, and Valerie Karplus — TPP and IDSS alumni — explore how technology and policy can help save the planet from climate change.
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The Wisconsin primary had extraordinarily high voter turnout
Measurements and analysis show that over 1 million absentee votes made up for much of the in-person voting that did not take place, writes IDSS affiliate Charles Stewart.
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Sasha Rakhlin awarded for excellence in graduate teaching
Brain and Cognitive Sciences has honored Sasha Rakhlin with this year’s award for excellence in graduate teaching based on course evaluations and student input.
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Promoting Women in Data Science
WiDS Cambridge, co-hosted by the Institute for Data, Systems, and Society, recognizes and empowers women in STEM across a variety of disciplines.
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Faithfully supporting well-being
DUSP professor and IDSS affiliate Jinhua Zhao has been honored as “Committed to Caring” for the many ways he builds balance and community among his advisees.
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Charles Stewart on the Covid-19 pandemic’s impact on the 2020 elections
Charles Stewart, IDSS affiliate and head of the MIT Election Data and Science Lab, discusses voting by mail and the impact of Covid-19 on the upcoming election.
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