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Davi Augusto Oliveira Pinto’s career in Brazil’s foreign service took him all over the world. Oliveira Pinto is now focused on strengthening his diplomatic work through his MIT education. He completed the MITx MicroMasters program in Data, Economics, and Design of Policy (DEDP), which is jointly administered by MIT Open Learning and the Abdul Latif …
Eran Egozy, professor of the practice in music technology and one of the program leads, says MIT’s focus is technical research in music technology that always centers the humanistic and artistic aspects of making music. There are so many MIT students who are fabulous musicians, says Egozy. We'll approach music technology as computer scientists, …
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Before pursuing graduate study at MIT, Saeed Miganeh worked in youth development programs with the Somaliland National Youth Organization. Now at MIT, Miganeh is already planning to use the skills he’s acquiring to facilitate change at home. I must discover and produce policy insights using my research and, with the guidance of the top …
Sophie Hartley developed an early appreciation for the natural world after her grandfather introduced her to photography. He gave her a camera and encouraged her to take pictures of anything interesting. Each summer, they would explore tide pools, overgrown forests, and his sprawling backyard. “Photography was a door into science journalism,” …
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Philosophy can be an important tool in understanding how humans interact with one another, says Abe Mathew. “I study moral obligation and rights, how the two relate, and the role they have to play in how we relate to one another,” Mathew adds. We need folks’ help to do things. When we lose sight of moral values, our societal connections can …
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Class 14.163 (Algorithms and Behavioral Science) is a new cross-disciplinary course focused on behavioral economics, which studies the cognitive capacities and limitations of human beings. The course was co-taught this past spring by assistant professor of economics Ashesh Rambachan and visiting lecturer Sendhil Mullainathan. There are …
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Anna Russo believes puzzles are made to be solved. Working as a full-time research assistant with MIT economist Amy Finkelstein led Russo toward identifying, studying, and developing answers to complex questions. [Russo's] genuine curiosity and interest in getting to the bottom of a problem with the data — with an econometric analysis, with a …
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Soledad Chango, a native of Ecuador and a graduate student in MIT’s Indigenous Language Initiative, began preparations for her Quechua course with a clear idea about its purpose. Chango sought to emphasize the importance of keeping Kichwa and Quechua alive. When endangered languages disappear, so do the communities and culture from which they …
Byrne is a leader of MIT’s Civil Discourse project, an initiative that invites experts from across academic disciplines to openly discuss controversial ideas. When asked how civil discourse about sex and gender might look in practice, he points to this strategy. Remove the guardrails and allow for open, spirited debate, Byrne says. Students are …
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MIT Music and Theater Arts Assistant Professor Miguel Zenón has won a Grammy for Best Latin Jazz Album for his work on “El Arte Del Bolero Vol. 2.” Zenón recorded the album with Luis Perdomo, a follow-up to their critically-acclaimed “El Arte Del Bolero Vol. 1.” I’m incredibly happy and honored with this Grammy win,” says Zenón, a 12-time …
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