Books and authors
Vegan chef and author dishes on healthy food and dining at MIT
December 8, 2011
3 Questions with a Bon Appétit chef visiting campus this week to showcase vegan cooking in the dining halls and dorm kitchens.
Professor emeritus Adel Sarofim SM ’57, ScD ’62 dies at 77
December 8, 2011
IPC Forum on Energy Innovation
November 22, 2011
New ways of developing clean, reliable, affordable U.S. energy supplies
How we (should) decide
November 22, 2011
Philosopher aims to develop theories of practical rationality that may just help us make real-world decisions.
Engineering Systems Division and MIT Press launch book series
November 16, 2011
Rethinking the fall of Rome’s republic
November 9, 2011
Historian’s innovative hypothesis paints new picture of ancient Italy and aims to explain how the Roman Republic fell.
Samuels receives the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star
November 7, 2011
Japanese government honors political scientist for significant contributions to scholarship and promoting friendly relations.
Second book in new MIT Press Engineering Systems Book Series now available
November 4, 2011
Also labeled: Engineering Systems, Faculty
New books from the School of Architecture + Planning
September 28, 2011
Addressing the environment, cities, architecture, angry people and ‘Creative Magic’
Also labeled: Architecture, Cities, Environment, Faculty, History, Media Lab, Urban studies and planning
Pulling back the curtain
September 16, 2011
MIT anthropologist Graham Jones peers into the mysterious world of professional magicians.
Said and Done for September 2011
September 15, 2011
The humanities, arts and social sciences monthly digest
Cracking the code
September 6, 2011
MIT sociologist’s book takes an insider look at investment banking and the high-risk trades that can spin out of control.
Also labeled: Technology and society, Banking, Faculty, Finance, Global economic crisis, Social sciences
Said and Done
August 17, 2011
Humanities, arts and social sciences digest for July/August 2011.
Polishing its reputation for experimental lit, MIT to host the Electronic Literature Organization
August 10, 2011
Also labeled: Arts, Collaboration, Comparative Media Studies, Digital, Humanities, Literature, languages and writing
Milestone for MIT Press’s bestseller
August 10, 2011
What began as lecture notes for an MIT computer-science class has become the standard text in the field, selling half a million copies in 20 years.
Said and Done
July 4, 2011
Humanities, arts and social sciences digest for June 2011
'Deaths of Others' in America's Wars
July 1, 2011
A book about the fate of civilians of those we fight and those we fight for
Hippie days
June 27, 2011
How a handful of countercultural scientists changed the course of physics in the 1970s and helped open up the frontier of quantum information.
Also labeled: Encryption, Faculty, History of science, Physics, Quantum computing, Technology and society
Pauline Maier wins George Washington Book Prize
May 26, 2011
Historian takes home award for her account of the ratification of the American Constitution.
On an Irish Island, technology takes its time
May 23, 2011
Robert Kanigel explores how modernity has influenced our pace of life.
A labor of love
May 18, 2011
Walter Lewin, acclaimed professor emeritus and Internet star, delivers one final lecture at MIT.
Said and Done
April 21, 2011
Humanities, arts and social sciences digest for April 2011
Also labeled: Arts, Awards, honors and fellowships, Economics, Faculty, Humanities, Innovation and Entrepreneurship (I&E), Japan, MIT150, Music, Research, Social sciences, Theater
The Archivist of the United States to speak at Convocation
April 8, 2011
David Ferriero, event’s keynote speaker, discusses shelf serendipity, archiving in the digital age and MIT’s historic connections.
Strength in numbers
March 8, 2011
At MIT’s annual sports analytics conference, owners, coaches and statistics mavens convene to ask how numbers can help increase success.
A migration that shaped a nation
February 24, 2011
In MIT talk, author Isabel Wilkerson discusses how the Great Migration changed American history.
Said and Done
February 2, 2011
Humanities, arts, and social sciences digest for February 2011
Huang awarded the 2010 Scaglione Prize from the Modern Language Association
January 20, 2011
Chinese Shakespeares cited as a 'landmark' book
The lonely crowd
January 18, 2011
In a new book, Sherry Turkle documents the sometimes-detrimental effects of technology on our families and social lives.
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