Politics

MIT and UC Berkeley launch energy-efficiency research projectThe E2e Project aims to give decision-makers real-world evidence on the most cost-effective ways to reduce energy and emissions.

President Ollanta Humala of Peru visits MITVisit establishes intent to explore collaborations in education and research.

That ’70s showIn a new book, journalist and MIT fellow Christian Caryl recounts the epoch-shaping political, religious and economic upheavals launched in the year 1979.

The solar duel: China vs. the United StatesMIT researchers warn of the risks a trade war could create for the solar industry.

Melissa Nobles: Taking full account of the pastMIT political science professor examines ways societies confront histories of racial and ethnic injustice

British Prime Minister David Cameron visits MITPersonable robots, advanced prosthetics and entrepreneurship figure prominently in campus visit.

Micah Altman wins Pizzigati PrizeMIT Libraries’ research director recognized for his work with DistrictBuilder software

China and Japan remain miles apart on uninhabited islesAt MIT event, diplomats and scholars reinforce high stakes, lack of progress on Asian territorial dispute.

Commerce’s call to actionIn MIT talk, head of U.S. Chamber of Commerce outlines business-oriented policy agenda.

3Q: Jeffrey Ravel on the French past and our futureWith MIT hosting a global French history conference, a look at the international growth of — and changes in — the field.

Advice for nations pursuing nuclear powerLady Barbara Judge delivers 12th Rose Lecture

Sizing up Japan, after the disasterMIT political scientist examines Japanese stasis after nuclear meltdown at Fukushima.

The science of politicsJens Hainmueller looks for experiments to answer tough political questions.

Policy matters in the Middle EastPhD student Brian Haggerty's work becomes part of foreign policy debate on Syria

Nate Silver presents forecasting work as antidote to ‘terrible’ political punditsIn MIT talk, celebrated election forecaster offers critique of media, advice to students and hints about his future projects.

Zuber addresses potential impact of federal sequestration on MIT researchIn a letter to principal investigators and researchers, MIT's vice president for research outlines the possible impact here.

3 Questions: Charles Stewart ranks the voting systems in the 50 statesA new Pew Center project, spurred by MIT research, studies how well states run their elections.

Lawmakers focus on MIT fusion researchThree Congressmen visited the Plasma Science and Fusion Center last week.

Michael Liebreich sees shift to cleaner energy as inevitableChief executive officer of Bloomberg New Energy Finance says clean energy will eventually be the norm.

The right’s resistance to regulationBook details how conservatives have changed the terms of the environmental debate in recent decades.

The health-insurance markets of the (very near) futurePolicymakers must address ‘tension’ between competition and ease of use.

Said and Done for November/December 2012Digest of humanities, arts and social sciences

Devin Caughey: Straddling the divide between qualitative and quantitative eras of political science

MIT Libraries’ research contributes to award-winning redistricting software, DistrictBuilderWeb-based resource gives citizens the opportunity to participate in the redistricting process.

How Jonathan Gruber became ‘Mr. Mandate’An MIT economist’s path to the center of health-care policymaking in Washington.

F. Daniel Hidalgo: it’s electricThe influence of electronic ballots on democracy in the developing world

The state of the U.S. election systemNew report from MIT and Caltech notes gains in voting-machine technologies, but warns they could be cancelled out by errors introduced through mail and Internet voting.

Christopher Warshaw: Mapping a Democracy