Brian Hedden named co-associate dean of Social and Ethical Responsibilities of Computing

Terence Tao: Why I Co-Founded the Foundation for Science and AI Research

Pulsar Found Near the Center of the Milky Way Could Test Einstein’s Theories

Today in Supreme Court History: February 15, 1790

Richard Dawkins on the Luckiness of Death

“ChatGPT Gave Out My Office Address. Then Someone Showed Up.”

Marco Rubio’s Impressive Speech

Wes Jackson: A Misfit Trying to Change the Future of Farming

In the 1950s, Foucault sped around Sweden — quite dangerously — in a spectacular Jaguar

Spaceflight literally moves your brain

Brickbat: Raising Cane

Penny, a Doberman pinscher, wins the Westminster dog show

Maria Yang named vice provost for faculty

MIT named to prestigious 2026 honor roll for mental health services

Landmark Social Media Addiction Trial Starts Today in California

Are Seed Oils Bad for You? Debunking a Viral Social Media Myth

Antonio Torralba, three MIT alumni named 2025 ACM fellows

Kandinsky on the Spiritual Element in Art and the Three Responsibilities of Artists

A Social Security Off-Ramp?

In the 18th century, Bernard Mandeville discovered an inconvenient fact: Human vices drive much of social welfare

You’re Probably Not Addicted to Social Media

Nicole Eisenman’s art combines social realism, twisted art history, and trenchant observations about the art world