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

In mergers and acquisitions, it takes more than low interest rates and a healthy stock market to get a deal done. New research pinpoints three unapparent behaviors.

Artificial intelligence doesn’t have to trigger a loss of jobs and privacy, writes MIT economist Daron Acemoglu. But only if we modify our approach.

How to create an "automation center of excellence" and develop capabilities for success after the pandemic.

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

Stop letting the data you happen to have guide your decision-making.

Addressing climate change means matching data with targeted action. Tracking the right metrics, and using them the right way, is essential.

To jump-start sustainable investing, make sure investor goals are aligned, refresh outdated mental models, and standardize how impact is ranked and measured.

A new report from diversity analytics company Blendoor spotlights the diversity, equity, and inclusion disparities in 240 tech companies.

Index funds with an environmental, social, and governance mandate — like those from Vanguard and BlackRock — don’t always vote in alignment with shareholders’ preferences.