Counterfactual experiments are crucial but easy to misunderstand
"With COVID-19, as with climate, we need to explore a variety of possible futures in order to set policy."
"With COVID-19, as with climate, we need to explore a variety of possible futures in order to set policy."
People are less likely to share false stories about COVID-19 after they've been asked to evaluate the accuracy of another headline.
Prof. Erin L. Kelly writes: "Working smarter includes dropping some tasks and meetings and turning off technologies from time to time."
"...what do you think is going to happen if that person quits?...You're going to actually be stretched further.”
As of the beginning of September, 50,000 students had signed up for the upcoming MITx MicroMasters program.
Erez Yoeli tells us how we can harness the power of reputation to encourage prosocial behavior and make the message of altruism appealing.
"...we are seeing in many of our students a new determination to help shape a fairer, more equitable, and sustainable business world.”
Facebook should be making more fundamental changes, like demoting fake news in search results and limiting reshares of false stories.
Visiting scholar Charles Senteio will collaborate to expand on his community health informatics research and investigate health equity barriers.
“The MITx MicroMasters Program in Finance is designed to meet the growing demand for the skills and expertise required for a career in finance.”