3 Questions

3 Questions: Alan Spoon '73 on fostering leadership for MIT studentsFounder of Community Catalyst Leadership Program discusses coaching relationships and skill development.

3 Questions: Adam Berinsky on the unpredictable GOP campaignPolitical scientist who studies public opinion assesses a campaign with wildly fluctuating polls.

3 Questions with a student leader: Panhel President Denzil SikkaNew head of sorority governing council discusses her ‘home away from home’

3 Questions: Stephen Van Evera on the withdrawal from IraqA look at the prospects for peace as U.S. troops leave.

3 Questions with a student leader: IFC President Tommy AndersonHear from the MIT junior and newly elected Interfraternity Council President.

3 Questions: Michael Piore on labor disputes at the ballot boxLabor economist sizes up the impact and meaning of this week’s high-profile Ohio referendum to restore collective bargaining rights for public employees.

3 Questions: Carol Kessler on nonproliferation and the marriage of technology and policy

3 Questions: Ricardo Caballero on the search for safe investmentsEconomist believes structural problem underlying financial crisis is ‘worse than ever’

3 Questions: Chappell Lawson on border securityMIT political scientist, back from serving in Washington, discusses the border issues the United States faces.

3 Questions: Greg Chamitoff on the final frontierAlum-astronaut relives some of the highlights of his space shuttle career.

3 Questions: Faster than light?MIT physicist Peter Fisher answers questions about reports that experiments in Switzerland and Italy show neutrinos can break light’s speed limit.

3 Questions: John Gabrieli on studying traumatic memoriesSept. 11, 2001, is a day that lives in infamy. But how accurately do we remember it?

3 Questions: Roberto Rigobon on world marketsMIT expert in international economics surveys a month of turmoil.

3 Questions: David Singer on the Greek Euro-tragedyPolitical scientist David Singer explains why Greece seemingly can’t live with the Euro, and can’t live without it.

3 Questions: Amy Glasmeier on rebuilding after disaster hitsFrom tornadoes to flooding, nature has taken a heavy toll in America this year. What are the challenges cities like Joplin and Tuscaloosa will face while rebuilding?

3 Questions: Fotini Christia on the war in AfghanistanMIT political scientist on the implications of Bin Laden’s death for the war in Afghanistan and U.S.-Pakistan relations.

Q&A with David Miliband on the war in AfghanistanFormer U.K. foreign secretary visiting MIT this week as a Wilhelm Fellow

3 Questions: Jeffrey Hoffman on the Space Shuttle at 30Anniversary of the first shuttle flight comes just as it nears retirement, but the vehicle has changed space travel dramatically.

3 Questions: Sara Seager on discovering a trove of new planetsNASA’s Kepler orbiting telescope has found hundreds of new possible planets, including 54 in the so-called 'habitable zone.'

3 Questions: Sara Seager on the discovery of a ‘new’ form of lifeThe MIT planetary scientist discusses what the finding means for life on Earth and elsewhere in the universe.

3 Questions: Evelyn Fox Keller on the nature-nurture debatesIn a new book, prominent historian of science dismisses the ‘unanswerable’ question of whether heredity or the environment matter more in human development.

3 Questions: Joseph Coughlin on aging and drivingAs the Baby Boomers become senior citizens, is a mobility crisis coming down the road?

3 Questions: John Hansman on the Qantas A380 engine blowoutMIT aviation expert discusses why the engine failure could have resulted in a more serious outcome.

3 Questions: Michael Greenstone on deficit spendingAs deficit hawks appear poised for victory at the polls, the MIT economics professor presents the case for more spending on infrastructure and R&D.

3 Questions: ARPA-E chief on the energy challengeDuring MIT visit, Arun Majumdar issues a wake-up call but says his agency alone cannot solve the energy problem.

3 Questions: Nicholas Roy on deploying drones in U.S. skiesMIT robotics expert discusses the logistical hurdles of regulating unmanned aircraft for civilian use.

3 Questions: Richard Binzel on astronomers’ powerful new toolPan-STARRS, a telescope designed to reveal the ‘unexpected surprises’ in our solar system, including possible threats to Earth, just became fully operational.

3 Questions: Ray Magliozzi '72 on woodworkingWhen he's not fiddling with cars, Car Talk host Ray Magliozzi '72 pursues a woodworking hobby that started at MIT

3 Questions: Noelle Selin on curbing mercuryAs U.N. negotiations begin this week on a global mercury treaty, an MIT atmospheric scientist explains the challenges ahead.

3 Questions: John Marshall on the Gulf of Mexico oil spillAn MIT oceanographer discusses why ‘we have never had a spill like this’ — and what that means for cleanup efforts.