MIT Reads hosts author Janet Mock
Shared reading sparks timely conversation about gender, race, and community.
3Q: Leon Glicksman and John Lienhard on how to teach the unteachable
MIT professors take on problem formulation in thermal science: It can be taught, and their new book describes how.
Changing the face of conservatism in the U.S.
New book by professor Heather Hendershot explores impact of William F. Buckley’s “Firing Line.”
![“It really matters how adults think and talk about what it means to be a child,” says literature professor Marah Gubar, noting that childhood “is not just biological; it’s also a social and cultural matter, so it changes over time, across cultures, and in different [social] classes.”](/sites/default/files/styles/term_page__news_article/public/images/201607/MIT-Marah-Gubar-A1-press.jpg?itok=rU11JFzx)
Your child, the literary talent
Literature professor Marah Gubar studies the creative powers of kids.
Cities of tomorrow
New book by Senseable City Lab researchers presents vision of data-driven urban design.
3 Questions: Ben Ross Schneider on Brazil’s crisis moment
As political scandal swirls, are there still signs of progress?
Code of the humans
New book by Noam Chomsky and Robert Berwick explores how people acquired unique language skills.
3 Questions: Azra Akšamija's multidisciplinary practice in art and architecture
Professor's work explores blurred identities and representations of Islam in the West.
Reality check in the factory
MIT professor’s new book shows how labor laws actually get enforced, globally.
M. Taylor Fravel advises U.S. government officials on South China Sea disputes
Research merges security policy, political science, and international relations.
3 Questions: Anna Frebel on searching for the oldest stars
New book details astronomers’ hunt for clues to the early universe.