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MIT Department of Anthropology

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Flipping the Ship: Ocean Waves, Media Orientations, and Objectivity at Sea

The FLoating Instrument Platform (FLIP), a seagoing vessel managed by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, in La Jolla, California, offers an unorthodox vantage point on the sea.

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Oximeters Used to Be Designed for Equity. What Happened?

The pandemic drew attention to the racial bias built into pulse oxes. But calls to create a fairer device are missing one thing: It once existed.

A solar engineer maintains the street lighting in her village of Tinginaput, India — a rural area not connected to the region’s main electrical grid. Credits: Photo: Abbie Trayler-Smith/Panos Pictures

Keeping humanity central to solving climate change

MIT scholars are helping to solve the economic, cultural, and political dimensions of the world’s energy and climate challenges.

The Meaning of Masks: Masks can reveal new possibilities

Work of the Future | 3Q: Christine Walley on the evolving perception of robots in the US

Anthropologist touches on the history of tech-related job displacement and explores how other countries approach policies on robots, skills, and learning.

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Teaching With Digital Technology Award winners recognized for their innovations

31 MIT instructors honored for digital teaching excellence in extraordinary circumstances

M. Amah Edoh

Associate Professor Amah Edoh receives Baker Award for undergraduate teaching

MIT Anthropology Speaks Out — and Teaches — against Racism

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Anthropology student Lia Hsu-Rodriguez '21 "Meet the MIT Bilinguals: Health Care Equity" for MIT SHASS Said and Done

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Announcing Relata - A Critical Search Tool

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Doing Anthropology: Thoughts On Fieldwork From Three Research Sites

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