A new working paper from a trio of eminent economists tallies the effects of warming — particularly extreme weather — on Americans’ budgets.
The MIT Technology and Policy Program marked 50 years with a symposium exploring its history of education, research, and impact — while looking ahead to technology policy issues of the future.
Incoming students tested the climate simulation tool En-ROADS with the goal of creating “a healthier, safer, more prosperous, and more sustainable world.”
This case study tells the story of CO_, an organization founded with the belief that finance could be reimagined as a force for systems change.
Work undertaken to identify the many possibilities an invention might offer.
The practice of setting aside one’s own vanity for the benefit of a colleague, work situation, or client.
Employees’ use of unapproved, publicly accessible generative artificial intelligence tools for work-related tasks.
A method of managing work that enables employees to regulate and visualize workflows, find and fix problems, and make improvements in real time.
In this paper, authors Jack Gallifant, Katherine C. Kellogg, Matt Butler et al. present "a practitioner-oriented field manual for deploying generative agents that use electronic health records."
Introducing a Health & Well-Being Committee (HaWC) at work led to lower psychological distress among employees 6 months later. Open Access Version: https://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/164869
