3 Questions
3 Questions: Bradford Hager on Haiti’s coming quakes
January 28, 2010
The MIT geophysicist expects more earthquakes could hit the region relatively soon.
3 Questions: Making unemployment work
January 5, 2010
With large numbers of Americans out of work, economist Ivan Werning suggests some better ways to make unemployment insurance operate
Also labeled: Economic recession, Economics, Global economic crisis, Insurance, Jobs, Social contract, Unemployment
3 Questions: Henry Jacoby on Copenhagen
December 9, 2009
The co-director of MIT’s Global Change program discusses what to expect from the U.N. Climate Change Conference, and the effects of ‘Climategate’
3 Questions: Suzanne Corkin on the world’s most famous amnesic
December 1, 2009
This week, scientists plan to slice the brain of H.M., the amnesia patient who died last year and whose condition helped shed light on how memories are formed.
Also labeled: Bioengineering and biotechnology, Neuroscience
3 Questions: Sara Seager on searching for Earth-like planets
November 23, 2009
MIT planetary scientist discusses projects that aim to discover distant planets similar to our own, and what we can learn when we find them
3 Questions: Sergey Paltsev on the costs of climate-change legislation
November 4, 2009
MIT’s Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change has pegged the annual cost of the proposed cap-and-trade legislation in Congress at $400 per U.S. household. But estimating the cost of doing nothing is far more difficult.
3 Questions: Jeffrey Harris on why we still don't have an HIV vaccine
November 3, 2009
The MIT economist blames inadequate incentives for the failure to develop a vaccine against the virus that causes AIDS. He argues governments should help industry create an HIV vaccine by sharing risk.
3 Questions: Steven Nahn on the elusive Higgs boson
October 19, 2009
Troubles at the Large Hadron Collider have led some physicists to suggest the Higgs boson is sabotaging its own discovery. Nahn explains why he disagrees.
Also labeled: Physics
3 Questions: Robert Solow on the struggle ahead
October 7, 2009
The MIT Nobel laureate explains why we need more economic stimulus — and more innovation.
3 Questions: Vincent Lépinay on bankers unleashed
October 6, 2009
An MIT anthropologist, who studies financial practices, discusses how ever-changing banking tools baffle regulators.
Also labeled: Banking, Global economic crisis, Technology and society, Economic recession, Finance, Business
3 questions: Ben Weiss discusses what a wet moon might mean
September 30, 2009
The planetary scientist explores the implications of the recent discovery of water on the lunar surface.
3 Questions: AIDS researchers on new vaccine results
September 29, 2009
Partial success of a new AIDS vaccine offers clues to help develop a stronger vaccine, say MIT’s Arup Chakraborty and MGH’s Bruce Walker.
Also labeled: Ragon Institute, Economics
3 Questions: Phillip Sharp calls for 'New Biology' push
September 25, 2009
The U.S. needs an ambitious biology research initiative to tackle broad challenges involving food, energy, the environment and health, says Nobel laureate.
Also labeled: Biology, Innovation and Entrepreneurship (I&E)
3 Questions: William S. Swelbar on his aviation blog
June 16, 2009
3 Questions: Alice Amsden on development and eradicating poverty
June 2, 2009
Also labeled: Economics, Urban studies and planning
3 Questions: Charles Stewart on voting survey
March 26, 2009
Also labeled: Political science, Voting and elections
3 Questions: Kosta Tsipis on nuclear proliferation
February 3, 2009
3 Questions: James Poterba on the recession
December 15, 2008
Also labeled: Economics, National relations and service
3 Questions: Michael Cusumano on letting U.S. automakers fail
November 21, 2008



















