MIT Department of Anthropology Featured News Research from the ground up A leading innovator in community-based archaeology, Professor Sonya Atalay works to link local know-how with academic inquiry across the globe. Place-based pathways to a viable future Living Climate Futures Symposium explores climate challenges and solutions at the community level New MIT class uses anthropology to improve chatbots MIT computer science students design AI chatbots to help young users become more social, and socially confident. Bridging medical realities in the study of technology and health Anthropologist Amy Moran-Thomas studies overlooked insights from people health care is meant to reach Mind, hand, and harvest A volunteer-driven pilot program brings low-cost organic produce to the MIT community. Purity and Danger In an episode of the Milking It podcast, cultural anthropologist Heather Paxson and others discuss the pressures facing cheese makers. Investigating with Illusion Part magic, part social experiment, visiting artist Jeanette Andrews’ “The Attestation” examines preconceived notions and belief polarization. Living Climate Futures Lab awarded inaugural MITHIC Faculty-Driven Initiative Seed Grant The Living Climate Futures Lab (LCFL) has been named the recipient of the inaugural Faculty Driven Initiative (FDI) Seed Grant from the MIT Human Insight Collaborative (MITHIC). Research from the ground up A leading innovator in community-based archaeology, Professor Sonya Atalay works to link local know-how with academic inquiry across the globe. Place-based pathways to a viable future Living Climate Futures Symposium explores climate challenges and solutions at the community level New MIT class uses anthropology to improve chatbots MIT computer science students design AI chatbots to help young users become more social, and socially confident. Bridging medical realities in the study of technology and health Anthropologist Amy Moran-Thomas studies overlooked insights from people health care is meant to reach Mind, hand, and harvest A volunteer-driven pilot program brings low-cost organic produce to the MIT community. Purity and Danger In an episode of the Milking It podcast, cultural anthropologist Heather Paxson and others discuss the pressures facing cheese makers. Investigating with Illusion Part magic, part social experiment, visiting artist Jeanette Andrews’ “The Attestation” examines preconceived notions and belief polarization. Living Climate Futures Lab awarded inaugural MITHIC Faculty-Driven Initiative Seed Grant The Living Climate Futures Lab (LCFL) has been named the recipient of the inaugural Faculty Driven Initiative (FDI) Seed Grant from the MIT Human Insight Collaborative (MITHIC). Headlines Living Climate Futures Lab awarded inaugural MITHIC Faculty-Driven Initiative Seed Grant "Culture is a meaning-making practice" - Heather Paxson in "Said and Done" Doing Anthropology: Thoughts On Fieldwork From Three Research Sites
Research from the ground up A leading innovator in community-based archaeology, Professor Sonya Atalay works to link local know-how with academic inquiry across the globe.
Place-based pathways to a viable future Living Climate Futures Symposium explores climate challenges and solutions at the community level
New MIT class uses anthropology to improve chatbots MIT computer science students design AI chatbots to help young users become more social, and socially confident.
Bridging medical realities in the study of technology and health Anthropologist Amy Moran-Thomas studies overlooked insights from people health care is meant to reach
Mind, hand, and harvest A volunteer-driven pilot program brings low-cost organic produce to the MIT community.
Purity and Danger In an episode of the Milking It podcast, cultural anthropologist Heather Paxson and others discuss the pressures facing cheese makers.
Investigating with Illusion Part magic, part social experiment, visiting artist Jeanette Andrews’ “The Attestation” examines preconceived notions and belief polarization.
Living Climate Futures Lab awarded inaugural MITHIC Faculty-Driven Initiative Seed Grant The Living Climate Futures Lab (LCFL) has been named the recipient of the inaugural Faculty Driven Initiative (FDI) Seed Grant from the MIT Human Insight Collaborative (MITHIC).
Research from the ground up A leading innovator in community-based archaeology, Professor Sonya Atalay works to link local know-how with academic inquiry across the globe.
Place-based pathways to a viable future Living Climate Futures Symposium explores climate challenges and solutions at the community level
New MIT class uses anthropology to improve chatbots MIT computer science students design AI chatbots to help young users become more social, and socially confident.
Bridging medical realities in the study of technology and health Anthropologist Amy Moran-Thomas studies overlooked insights from people health care is meant to reach
Mind, hand, and harvest A volunteer-driven pilot program brings low-cost organic produce to the MIT community.
Purity and Danger In an episode of the Milking It podcast, cultural anthropologist Heather Paxson and others discuss the pressures facing cheese makers.
Investigating with Illusion Part magic, part social experiment, visiting artist Jeanette Andrews’ “The Attestation” examines preconceived notions and belief polarization.
Living Climate Futures Lab awarded inaugural MITHIC Faculty-Driven Initiative Seed Grant The Living Climate Futures Lab (LCFL) has been named the recipient of the inaugural Faculty Driven Initiative (FDI) Seed Grant from the MIT Human Insight Collaborative (MITHIC).
