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AI can ease friction in life, but some effort can be good
The human brain is biologically wired to avoid unnecessary effort.
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News, ideas, and insights about leadership from MIT Sloan experts.
Feeling helpless about the US election? Five things you can do to get out the vote in 2016
Here are some simple strategies from the behavioral scientist’s toolbox that you can use to get out the vote in your social circle.
How growth markets are redefining the global economy
For decades, development has been measured almost exclusively with GDP and other macroeconomic indicators which has left critical gaps with little emphasis on equity or sustainability.
Does the acceleration of digital transformation represent an opportunity for emerging economies?
For decades, information and communication technologies (ICTs) have variably impacted people, enterprises, and societies and have demonstrated the potential to become a game changer.
Botswana hosts first-ever MIT Kuo Sharper Center early-stage program demo day
A pivotal step in Botswana’s journey toward a knowledge-based economy—advancing the country’s national vision of economic diversification, innovation, and inclusive prosperity.
Artificial intelligence is becoming America's financial advisor. Yet almost no one fully trusts it
Associate professor Taha Choukhmane believes that artificial intell
Amazon workers on food stamps have tripled despite its record revenue — and it's just the latest evidence of the new economy of shrinking labor shares
As the share of wealth workers take home through wages is shrinking, corporate profits have exploded.
Fewer employees, more resilience: how AI could redistribute economic risk
The closure of an industrial site, the bankruptcy of a large group, or a massive restructuring plan can simultaneously affect several thousand households, suppliers, subcontractors, and sometimes a