Pulling back the curtain
MIT anthropologist Graham Jones peers into the mysterious world of professional magicians.
Cracking the code
MIT sociologist’s book takes an insider look at investment banking and the high-risk trades that can spin out of control.
Milestone for MIT Press’s bestseller
What began as lecture notes for an MIT computer-science class has become the standard text in the field, selling half a million copies in 20 years.
'Deaths of Others' in America's Wars
A book about the fate of civilians of those we fight and those we fight for
Hippie days
How a handful of countercultural scientists changed the course of physics in the 1970s and helped open up the frontier of quantum information.
Pauline Maier wins George Washington Book Prize
Historian takes home award for her account of the ratification of the American Constitution.
On an Irish Island, technology takes its time
Robert Kanigel explores how modernity has influenced our pace of life.
A labor of love
Walter Lewin, acclaimed professor emeritus and Internet star, delivers one final lecture at MIT.
The Archivist of the United States to speak at Convocation
David Ferriero, event’s keynote speaker, discusses shelf serendipity, archiving in the digital age and MIT’s historic connections.
Strength in numbers
At MIT’s annual sports analytics conference, owners, coaches and statistics mavens convene to ask how numbers can help increase success.