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“Learning how to discuss hard topics with people you disagree with ultimately requires seeing it done and doing it yourself,” @MITphilosophy professors and @MITCDP co-directors @byrne_a and @bradford_skow assert. usnews.com/education/u-s-new… @usnews
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MIT professor of political science Caitlin Talmadge, along with coauthor Mara Karlin, provide expert analyses and offer policy recommendations in their latest research piece for @BrookingsInst.
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An @TheAtlantic story citing research co-authored by @MITEcon professor @davidautor investigates AI and its potential impact on jobs and automation. theatlantic.com/economy/2026…
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.@MIT_SSP senior research associate Jim Walsh spoke with @WBUR about a possible U.S.-Iran ceasefire deal amid rising tensions in the region. wbur.org/hereandnow/2026/06/…
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.@MIT_Physics and @MITPSTS professor David Kaiser discussed the idea of black holes as dark matter and potentially solving the dark matter mystery during @GBH's Particles of Thought podcast. wgbh.org/podcasts/particles-…
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"Opposition to vaccines dates back to the beginning of the vaccine era, around the early 19th century," @mit_cmsw professor @TomLevenson says. His new book, "A Pox on Fools," explores the history and origins of vaccine skepticism. news.mit.edu/2026/long-histo…
ALT An image of the cover of Comparative Media Studies/Writing professor Tom Levenson's book “A Pox on Fools: The True Believers, Grifters, and Cynics Who Convinced Us to Reject Vaccines” alongside a picture of the author
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“Our intention is not to move away from intellectual rigor, but the opposite," said @MITanthropology professor and department head Chris Walley. The Living Climate Futures symposium gathered experts from across disciplines. shass.mit.edu/building-bridg… @MITCSConsortium
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📢 Join J-PAL Global as a Senior Training Associate at MIT in Cambridge, MA!
💡 In this role, you will create teaching materials, support training courses, and collaborate with global partners to advance evidence-informed policy. If you are enthusiastic about randomized evaluations, capacity building, and fighting poverty, this is an opportunity for you.
📍 Location: Cambridge, MA
🔗 Learn more and apply: povertyactionlab.org/careers…
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This week, Blueprint’s School Access and Quality Fellows traveled to New York City for the culminating event of the Fellowship: the City Learning Visit, where Fellows learned from researchers and @NYCSchools leaders.
Many thanks to our speakers for their valuable insights.
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Congratulations to HASTS doctoral student Thea Applebaum Licht, who's been named a Health and Life Sciences Collaborative (HEALS) Fellow. hasts.mit.edu/thea-applebaum…
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Here's to 10 great years of increased opportunities, collaboration, and cultural exchange Japan@MIT! languages.mit.edu/japanmit-a… @MITLanguages @GlobalMIT @MITJapan_MISTI @MISTIatMIT
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“The current view is that somehow agents are going to do a lot of the work and we just need to supervise them,” @MITEcon professor @DAcemogluMIT told @nytimes. He joined an expert panel to discuss the future of work in the AI age. nytimes.com/2026/06/09/magaz… @MITshapingwork
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Increasing concentrations of wealth atop the income distribution are driven, in part, by so-called "superstar firms" according to @MITEcon professor @davidautor and other economists. nytimes.com/2026/06/09/busin… @nytimes
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What's the universe made of? @MIT_Physics and @MITPSTS professor David Kaiser joins @GBH's Particles of Thought podcast to discuss dark matter and the latest research in the field. wgbh.org/podcasts/particles-…
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MIT School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences retweeted
📅 Priority deadline: August 2, 2026, 11:59pm ET. Rolling after that. Learn more and apply 👇 blueprintlabs.mit.edu/career… #predoc #economics #research #MIT
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MIT School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences retweeted
The role combines the academic exposure of an econ predoc with a supportive cohort model and staff coaching. Our faculty-to-predoc ratio is about 1:3, so you get real mentorship and real responsibility.
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MIT School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences retweeted
📣 We're hiring! Blueprint Labs is recruiting Predoctoral Researchers based at MIT in Cambridge, MA. You'll work on policy-relevant research in education, health care & AI, and the workforce. A great step for junior researchers considering a PhD. 🧵
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MIT linguist Suzanne Flynn co-authored "The Acquisition of Relativization," published by @CambridgeUP. The book explores language acquisition by children around the world and the implications of the researchers' findings. shass.mit.edu/language-acqui…
ALT MIT linguist Suzanne Flynn (left) beside the cover of the book "The Acquisition of Relativization"
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MIT School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences retweeted
🎉 We congratulate co-director @baselinescene for being named chair of the UK's AI Economics Institute.
Under his leadership, the Institute will build the data infrastructure to assess AI's economic impacts and inform policymakers.
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MIT School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences retweeted
🎉 Congratulations to Blueprint Labs affiliate Simon Johnson @baselinescene, appointed Chair of the UK's new AI Economics Institute, the first government-backed institute of its kind in the world. gov.uk/government/publicatio…
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