Technology and society
3 Questions: Hanna Rose Shell on the hidden history of camouflage
May 10, 2012
Historian of technology’s new book traces the surprisingly recent invention of a standard military practice.
The Civil War’s iron age
May 2, 2012
MIT historian David Mindell revisits the human experience on board one of history’s most famous warships.
MIT's Communication Forum conducts a conversation for scholars — and citizens
April 2, 2012
Has explored media and change for more than 30 years
Q&A with Rosalind Williams on history in the age of human empire
February 27, 2012
New book examines the critical juncture when human endeavors began to dominate the planet.
Also labeled: Arts, Books and authors, Climate change, Economics, Environment, Faculty, History, Humanities, Literature, languages and writing
Historian of science Charles Weiner dies at 80
February 1, 2012
Longtime faculty member was a pre-eminent analyst of the political, social and ethical dimensions of contemporary science.
How to kick-start new energy technologies
December 22, 2011
Three-year study produces proposals for boosting energy innovation to meet growing demand, curb global warming.
Searching for balloons in a social network
October 28, 2011
The key to mobilizing large numbers of people is incentives, study finds.
Fellowship supports MIT Sloan students working on societal challenges
October 24, 2011
A Q&A with two fellowship grantees, Dante Cassanego and Julie Lein.
When ‘consumer-innovators’ outspend firms on R&D
October 11, 2011
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