In their new book, “Power and Progress,” Daron Acemoglu and Simon Johnson ask whether the benefits of AI will be shared widely or feed inequality bit.ly/3MavjoR @DAcemogluMIT @baselinescene
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MIT School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
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Our distinguished faculty do field-defining work and develop the values, vision, and ethical compass of tomorrow’s leaders.
- Pandemic Staffing & the Robot Revolution: MIT economist @DrDaronAcemoglu says automation has exacerbated wage inequality in the US over the past 40 years and that pay gaps could worsen without planning for the time when workers return to the labor market:
- Professor Michel DeGraff of MIT Linguistics has been elected as a Fellow of the Linguistics Society of America (LSA), the highest academic honor within the field of linguistics @MichelDeGraff @MITHaiti bit.ly/3rivhRJ
- Recommended Reading from MIT! Browse this great, annotated list of recent books by members of the @MIT_SHASS faculty and staff — and by authors from across the Institute! @ScienceMIT @mitsap @MITSloan @MIT_SCC @MITEngineering bit.ly/MITSummerReadi…
- Welcome, Lupe Fiasco! Hosted by @MIT_CMSW, the Grammy-winner, whose work is informed by his interest in cognitive science, linguistics, and computing, arrives at MIT this summer. He'll be engaged in teaching, research, and creative events during 2022-23. bit.ly/LupeFiascoAtMIT
- Replying to @drfarlsThe Charles River — known first by the Massachusetts people of this region as the Quinobequin, which means "meandering."
- Facts aren't optional — Katharine Hayhoe (@KHayhoe) one of the authors of the US National #ClimateAssessment speaks on the White House claim that the report is "not based on facts." #ClimateChange @AC360Video: bit.ly/KHClimateFacts
- "My conviction is that it is possible to make significant progress ..by focusing on small manageable issues and addressing each of these issues as rigorously as possible. — Esther Duflo, MIT economist and @NobelPrize recipient @MIT_alumni bit.ly/ED2020Address
- Welcome to @MITPoliSci Assoc Prof Mai Hassan, who researches barriers to establishing and mobilizing democratic governments in Africa! Hassan is excited about conducting research in MIT's Dept of Political Science, which she describes as “policy-forward.” news.mit.edu/2022/machinery…
- Women Of MIT: Meet MIT anthropologist Manduhai Buyandelger who studies Mongolian society in transition, including how the women of Mongolia are establishing themselves in the political realm. @MITWGS #WHM bit.ly/MongolianWomen
- Happy Weekend, MIT! Enjoy this great video with the incomparable Lupe Fiasco/ @LupeFiasco, a 2022-23 Visiting Scholar at MIT hosted by SHASS Profs Nick Montfort/@nickmofo + @LITatMIT's Mary Fuller. Video: arts.mit.edu/people/lupe-fi…
- Happy 250th Birthday to Ludwig van Beethoven, born 1770, Dec 16 or 17. Enjoy this extraordinary performance of his Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, by David Deveau, acclaimed pianist and MIT faculty member, with ensemble. Free download bit.ly/LBOp58Deveau #Beethoven2020
- Melissa Nobles, Professor of Political Science, and Dean of the MIT School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences from 2015-2021, becomes the MIT Chancellor today! Warmest wishes from all your fans in @MIT_SHASS! bit.ly/ChancellorNobl…
