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The MIT Center for International Studies and Security Studies Program are offering new war gaming resources for modeling human behavior and decision-making in real-world scenarios.

A Littoral Collection Module (LCM) designed to provide solutions both locally and globally skims sargassum seaweed off the surface of the water with nets that can be mounted on any boat and towed out to sea where the carbon in the seaweed can be sequestered.

Last week around 300 RT-PCR tests were conducted out of which 18 members of the faculty, staff and students tested COVID-19 positive.

Caption: Representing the fields of medicine, anthropology, political science, health economics, science writing, and medical humanities, seven MIT researchers articulate opportunities for U.S. health care to become more equitable, effective, coherent, and prepared for the next pandemic. Top row, (l-r): Dwai Banerjee, Andrea Campbell, Jonathan Gruber, Jeffrey Harris. Bottom row (l-r): Erica Caple James, Seth Mnookin, Parag Pathak. Credits: Photos courtesy of MIT SHASS Communications. Previous image Next image With vaccinatio...

Caption: "There is tremendous and growing interest in environmental questions within economics," says Assistant Professor Clare Balboni. "Economic models and methods can help to enhance our understanding of how to balance the imperative for continued growth in prosperity and well-being — particularly for the world’s poorest — with the need to mitigate and adapt to the environmental externalities that this growth creates." Credits: Photo courtesy of Clare Balboni Previous image Next image In an ongoing series, Solving Cl...