Cover story: Sentience by Nicholas Humphrey
March 16, 2023
The art featured on the cover of Sentience is dear to author Nicholas Humphrey—and hangs in his living room.
March 16, 2023
The art featured on the cover of Sentience is dear to author Nicholas Humphrey—and hangs in his living room.
October 17, 2022
We would tell you a good chemistry joke, but all the good ones argon.
October 4, 2022
The perfect reads for those of us stuck Earth-side.
September 14, 2020
For our back to school mini-series, author and scientist Daniel Goodman discusses his piano tutor.
March 20, 2020
Stanislaw Lem’s books have been translated into forty-four languages and have sold more than thirty million copies. Now we can read the new English editions of these six classic works by Lem, published by the MIT Press.
March 8, 2019
We are delighted to announce that the MIT Press will cosponsor Scientista Symposium 2019, an annual conference organized by The Scientista Foundation that brings early-career women in STEM fields together for networking, mentorship, and professional development opportunities.
March 4, 2019
On March 4, 1969, an extraordinary event took place at MIT. Students and faculty from MIT, Harvard, and other local universities convened to protest the Vietnam War and the perceived complicity of science and scientists with the military industrial complex. To commemorate the 50th anniversary of this event, we reproduce the transcript from Noam Chomsky’s speech.
February 5, 2019
With the proliferation of smartphones, it’s easy to assume that the era of the paper map is over. However, Meredith Broussard, author of Artificial Unintelligence, shows that the research reveals that the paper map still thrives in the digital era, and there are distinct advantages to using print maps.
January 28, 2019
In ‘Laboratory Lifestyles: The Construction of Scientific Fictions’ editors Sandra Kaji-O’Grady, Chris L. Smith, and Russell Hughes take a look at the recent boom in luxurious, resort-style scientific laboratories. Designed by top architects these impressive buildings boast wellness centers, fine dining, and retail facilities that aim to attract top scientists.