3 Questions: An anthropologist and a filmmaker on working-class lives in Chicago

A storytelling project by Christine Walley and Chris Boebel explores the social impacts of late 20th century deinstrustrialization.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Statement by Anthropology Faculty on the 27 January 2017 Executive Order Restricting Immigration to the United States of America

Associate Professor Amah Edoh receives Baker Award for undergraduate teaching

The Meaning of Masks: Masks can reveal new possibilities