Featured book: Designing Motherhood
October 7, 2021
Unfolding the histories and real-world uses of designs that have defined the arc of human reproduction, revealing the complicated fight for reproductive justice that hangs in the balance.
Category: Featured Books
Featured book: They Knew
September 23, 2021
They Knew presents the most definitive indictment yet of the US government’s role in the climate crisis.
Featured book: How to Talk to a Science Denier
September 9, 2021
McIntyre’s latest book shows that anyone can fight back against science deniers.
The power of A Black Gaze
August 24, 2021
A conversation between Gabriela Bueno Gibbs and Victoria Hindley of the MIT Press acquisitions team on Tina Campt’s newest book, A Black Gaze.
Featured book: Carrie Mae Weems
July 6, 2021
The latest addition to the October Files series features essays and interviews that build a snapshot of the life and work of the famous Black photographer, and her place in the history of contemporary art.
A close, critical eye on Alzheimer’s research
June 15, 2021
In his forthcoming book, How Not to Study a Disease, Karl Herrup offers an insider’s perspective on Alzheimer’s research, logging a history of past failures and a roadmap that points us in a new direction in our journey to a cure.
Featured book: The Alchemy of Us
April 9, 2021
Ainissa Ramirez’s lauded book, now available in paperback, reveals how inventions were shaped by their creators—and how those inventions shaped our culture.
Featured book: Women and Leadership
March 11, 2021
Julia Gillard and Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala’s new book is a rare insight into life as a leader and a powerful call to arms for women everywhere.
What is your sodium intake?
February 8, 2021
An excerpt from Salt Wars: The Battle Over the Biggest Killer in the American Diet by Michael F. Jacobson