In Kenya, property rights are granted more often by democratic regimes than by autocrats — but decisions tend to be politically motivated regardless of who’s in charge.
Mobility-related data show the pandemic has had a lasting effect, limiting the breadth of places people visit in cities.
A new study suggests mobile data collected while traveling over bridges could help evaluate their integrity.
MIT experiment finds people will respond to cues from neighbors about activities and risk preferences.
Thirty-six million people in the U.S. use an energy system developed by a handful of activists in the 1990s. An MIT scholar examines this unusual story.
Study uses social media to measure how much sentiment has been affected by the Covid-19 crisis, worldwide.
Study suggests how much competition in the urban ride market can grow before gridlock sets in.
A new study reveals how MIT’s campus design and architecture influence interaction among researchers.
In a new book, Associate Professor Gabriella Carolini emphasizes that equitable partnership on the ground delivers the best results in the Global South.
New position paper calls for getting stakeholders involved in wind power projects from the start.
A new study suggests mobile data collected while traveling over bridges could help evaluate their integrity.
New research quantifies how much very hot temperatures restrict outdoor activity in China.
Study: Even chess experts perform worse when air quality is lower, suggesting a negative effect on cognition.
Most cities don’t map their own pedestrian networks. Now, researchers have built the first open-source tool to let planners do just that.
Open-source tool from MIT’s Senseable City Lab lets people check air quality, cheaply.
MIT field experiment from India finds a one-time economic boost helps the very poor fare better for at least a decade.
The findings suggest voting by incarcerated people is unlikely to affect electoral outcomes, in contrast to some assumptions.
Low-wage workers, who vote infrequently, gain a participation boost when their salaries increase.