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Integrating ethics into a technical curriculum
Philosophers Marion Boulicault and Milo Phillips-Brown are teaching ethics as a set of skills.
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MIT economists Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo win the Nobel Prize
Directors of J-PAL have transformed poverty alleviation and improved the lives of millions.
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The moral calculus of climate change
In a "mathy" philosophy class, students explore the ethical implications of living in a warming world.
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MIT historian Kenda Mutongi on Africa, women, power — and human decency