Technology and society

Michael Liebreich sees shift to cleaner energy as inevitableChief executive officer of Bloomberg New Energy Finance says clean energy will eventually be the norm.

James Utterback honored as exemplar of excellenceProfessor was honored by KU Leuven at its bi-annual Leuven International Forum.

AIAA honors David Mindell for ‘Digital Apollo’MIT professor’s book earns Gardner-Lasser Aerospace History Literature Award.

Life in BASICNick Montfort and colleagues examine cultural significance of computer code in new book.

Historian/physicist David Kaiser wins Physics World’s 'Book of the Year Award'Kaiser is the head of MIT's Program in Science, Technology, and Society, and a senior lecturer in the Department of Physics.

3 Questions: David Kaiser on Thomas Kuhn’s paradigm shiftScholars mark 50th anniversary of 'The Structure of Scientific Revolutions.'

Said and Done for November/December 2012Digest of humanities, arts and social sciences

Said and Done for September 2012Digest of MIT humanities, arts, and social sciences.

Understanding gambling addictionFor machine gamblers, it’s not whether they win or lose — it’s how much they play the game.

3 Questions: Hanna Rose Shell on the hidden history of camouflageHistorian of technology’s new book traces the surprisingly recent invention of a standard military practice.

The Civil War’s iron ageMIT 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 citizensHas explored media and change for more than 30 years

Q&A with Rosalind Williams on history in the age of human empireNew book examines the critical juncture when human endeavors began to dominate the planet.

How to kick-start new energy technologiesThree-year study produces proposals for boosting energy innovation to meet growing demand, curb global warming.

Searching for balloons in a social networkThe key to mobilizing large numbers of people is incentives, study finds.

When ‘consumer-innovators’ outspend firms on R&D

What it takes to make every vote countMIT hosts Voting Technology Project conference to reinvigorate public discussion on election integrity.

Science school for judgesMIT and the Broad Institute open their doors to the judicial community for a workshop at the intersection of science and the law.

Cracking the codeMIT sociologist’s book takes an insider look at investment banking and the high-risk trades that can spin out of control.

In the World: Design summit’s inventions find willing buyersDevices to improve lives in developing countries are so appealing that even the initial prototypes attract buyers.

In Profile: Kenneth OyeA political scientist aims to help governments assess the potential risks of new technologies.

Hippie daysHow a handful of countercultural scientists changed the course of physics in the 1970s and helped open up the frontier of quantum information.

Facing the futureWael Ghonim, the Google executive and lauded online activist behind Egypt’s democracy movement, urges ‘action’ during a time of uncertainty.

On an Irish Island, technology takes its timeRobert Kanigel explores how modernity has influenced our pace of life.

Which technologies get better faster?New analysis helps predict which new systems will be on a fast track to improvements in performance.

Charles L. Miller Symposium honors Professor Daniel RoosLooks at the rich past, exciting future of engineering systems

Universities can lead in development, USAID head says during MIT visitDiscusses how new ideas are needed for battling disease, extending education and improving lives in poor nations.