MIT study explains why laws are written in an incomprehensible style
The convoluted “legalese” used in legal documents conveys a special sense of authority, and even non-lawyers have learned to wield it.
The science and art of complex systems
Senior and physics major Gosha Geogdzhayev devotes himself to climate modeling and writing poetry.
Turning engineers into well-rounded communicators
The MIT School of Engineering’s Communication Lab provides peer coaching and other services to students and postdocs seeking to improve their communication skills.
One of MIT’s “best-kept secrets” offers an outlet for creative writing
The MIT’s Writers’ Group has helped community members channel their creative energies since 2002.
Even lawyers don’t like legalese
A new study shows lawyers find simplified legal documents easier to understand, more appealing, and just as enforceable as traditional contracts.
“In everything I do, I’m a creator”
Mechanical engineer and storyteller Hannah Gazdus integrates her love of art into all of her projects.
How a new sound hit center stage
Joshua Bennett’s latest book chronicles how the spoken-word poetry movement took hold in America.
MIT cognitive scientists win Ig Nobel for shedding light on legalese
Edward Gibson and Eric Martinez are among this year's winners of the satiric prize, for explaining what makes legal documents so difficult to comprehend.
3 Questions: Maaya Prasad and Kathleen Esfahany on vision, perception, and the poetry of science
Students featured in public art exhibits in prominent locations throughout Boston.
3 Questions: Sheena Vasquez and Christian Loyo on communicating science through poetry
PhD students discuss their participation in The Poetry of Science project and the importance of bringing the arts into science communication.
English Language Studies joins Comparative Media Studies/Writing
The move places all of MIT’s Institute-wide writing and communications instruction under one academic roof.
Wisdom from MIT graduate students at the start of a new semester
Twelve Graduate Admissions Bloggers provide sage advice for fellow students and others at MIT — and beyond.
Encouraging children’s wonder with “Ada and the Galaxies”
MIT’s Alan Lightman co-authors the first title from MIT Kids Press, a new imprint from the MIT Press and Candlewick Press.
Knight Science Journalism Program at MIT launches digital handbook for science editors, online fact-checking project
Both free resources are part of an update of the program's website.