Books and authors

Cracking the codeMIT sociologist’s book takes an insider look at investment banking and the high-risk trades that can spin out of control.

Said and DoneHumanities, arts and social sciences digest for July/August 2011.

Milestone for MIT Press’s bestsellerWhat 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.

Said and DoneHumanities, arts and social sciences digest for June 2011

'Deaths of Others' in America's WarsA book about the fate of civilians of those we fight and those we fight for

Hippie daysHow 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 PrizeHistorian takes home award for her account of the ratification of the American Constitution.

On an Irish Island, technology takes its timeRobert Kanigel explores how modernity has influenced our pace of life.

A labor of loveWalter Lewin, acclaimed professor emeritus and Internet star, delivers one final lecture at MIT.

Said and DoneHumanities, arts and social sciences digest for April 2011

The Archivist of the United States to speak at ConvocationDavid Ferriero, event’s keynote speaker, discusses shelf serendipity, archiving in the digital age and MIT’s historic connections.

Strength in numbersAt MIT’s annual sports analytics conference, owners, coaches and statistics mavens convene to ask how numbers can help increase success.

A migration that shaped a nationIn MIT talk, author Isabel Wilkerson discusses how the Great Migration changed American history.

Said and DoneHumanities, arts, and social sciences digest for February 2011

Huang awarded the 2010 Scaglione Prize from the Modern Language AssociationChinese Shakespeares cited as a 'landmark' book

The lonely crowdIn a new book, Sherry Turkle documents the sometimes-detrimental effects of technology on our families and social lives.

Bartusiak awarded Davis Prize by the History of Science SocietyThe Day We Found the Universe cited as a 'crystal-clear narrative' of science and astrophysics between 1920-1940

Said and DoneHumanities, arts, and social sciences digest for January 2011

Emeritus: John HeywoodHe literally wrote the book on the internal combustion engine — and says rumors of its death are greatly exaggerated.

MIT Press launches its first iPad appApp brings to life the images in NONOBJECT, a design book by Branko Lukić and Barry Katz.

A hardy ConstitutionIn Ratification, historian Pauline Maier uncovers the contentious debates behind a political document that many Americans once opposed.

3 Questions: Evelyn Fox Keller on the nature-nurture debatesIn a new book, prominent historian of science dismisses the ‘unanswerable’ question of whether heredity or the environment matter more in human development.

Said and DoneHumanities, arts, and social sciences digest for November 2010

The 6-percent solutionHow corporations can reduce greenhouse-gas emissions through better planning.

Dower's Cultures of War named finalist for 2010 National Book AwardHistorian's book examines roots, causes of war through four historic events.

Andrew Bacevich on Washington Rules: America's Path to Permanent WarPresented by the Center for International Studies Starr Forum

Mary Fuller awarded the Levitan Prize in the HumanitiesAnnual award includes $25,000 to support innovative and creative scholarship in the humanities.

Stefan Helmreich wins Gregory Bateson Book Prize for Alien OceanResearch examines the world of deep sea marine microbiologists

Nightingale named director of Center for Technology, Policy and Industrial Development