The art of bonsai, according to an engineer
Julian Adams remembers clearly the first time he saw a bonsai. He was wandering a…
Ensuring a bright future for Seattle
In 1982, when Lynn Best ’69 joined the public utility Seattle City Light, her team…
The work of the future
Editor’s Note: In 2020, an MIT Task Force produced a comprehensive report on the Work…
Serving as “a force multiplier for good”
“At MIT, we believe that public service can be—and should be—as intense, meaningful, and intellectually…
Better democracy through technology
When Mike Koval, the police chief of Madison, Wisconsin, abruptly resigned on a Sunday in…
An Uber driver was murdered. His family is pleading for the company’s help.
Ahmad Fawad Yusufi, 31, was sleeping in his car in the parking lot of a…
Enterprise service management—from back office to the forefront
Thank you for joining us on “The cloud hub: From cloud chaos to clarity.” Traditionally,…
Cybersecurity: The long view
Thank you for joining us on “The cloud hub: From cloud chaos to clarity.” The…
Facebook says 50,000 users were targeted by cyber mercenary firms in 2021
Private, mercenary-style surveillance and hacking groups have used Facebook and Instagram to target 50,000 people…
Touchless supply chains for smarter, responsive, and faster manufacturing
Enabling a touchless supply chain involves more than incremental automation. Organizations need to re-examine the…