2021 Thinkers50 award nominees include MIT Sloan professors and alumni studying social media, intelligent machines, and digital body language.

A new report offers solutions to the problems that hound social media, from the spread of misinformation to the lack of competition.

Subscriptions and identify verification are just two of the ways social media companies could stem the tide of inflammatory and inaccurate content.

Professors David Rand and Basima Tewfik research workplace topics such as imposter syndrome, and societal issues such as fighting online information.

MIT research about the pandemic looks at economic fallout, the impact of government interventions, digital technology, and fighting misinformation.

From how recommendation engines work to how misinformation spreads on social media, here are four books from MIT Sloan that made some sense of 2020.

What voters read and retain varies by age, gender, race, and socioeconomic status — which in turn can influence politicians and policy.

“Fake news” and misinformation peak online during presidential election years. Experts look at how they spread and what can be done to stop them.

A new book looks at how social media is reshaping the world for good and bad — and how to protect society and democracy from its threats.

Social distance behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic are influenced by geography and social connectedness, a new study finds.