Event Archive
America Decides, Networks Project: How Voters Respond to Election Night Coverage
Joseph Loffredo
MIT
November 13, 2026 12:00PM E53-482 Millikan Room
November 13, 2026
12:00PM
E53-482 Millikan Room
Bad Business: Hostility to Big Corporations and Attitudes Towards Economic Policy
Iain Osgood
University of Michigan
November 6, 2026 12:00PM Millikan Room, E53-482
November 6, 2026
12:00PM
Millikan Room, E53-482
Fireside Chat and Panel Discussion Exploring the Critical Role of Semiconductors Play in Advancing Artificial Intelligence
Thomas Caulfield, moderated by Tomás Palicios, with Vladimir Bulović, Ruonan Han and John Hart
GlobalFoundaries Executive Chairman
November 4, 2026 4:15PM 45-230
November 4, 2026
4:15PM
45-230
Water Allocation and Social Unreast: Evidence from Chilean Water Rights
Magdalena Larreboure
Harvard University
November 4, 2026 12:00PM E40-460 Samuels Room
November 4, 2026
12:00PM
E40-460 Samuels Room
Global Varieties of Nation-Building: New Conceptual Perspectives and Data
Matthias vom Hau
Institut Barcelona d’Estudis Internacionals (IBEI)
November 3, 2026 12:00PM
November 3, 2026
12:00PM
From Dollars to Ideal Points:
Adjusting Campaign Finance Scalings for Co Participation Bias
Cassandra Handan-Nader
New York University
October 30, 2026 12:30PM Millikan Room, E53-482
October 30, 2026
12:30PM
Millikan Room, E53-482
On Tap, Not on Top: The Place of Expertise in a Democracy
Hélène Landemore, Political Science
Yale University
October 29, 2026 10:00AM Millikan Room, E53-482
October 29, 2026
10:00AM
Millikan Room, E53-482
The Promise and Peril of the Intelligence Community-Policy Relationship
Amy McAuliffe
University of Notre Dame
October 28, 2026 12:00PM E40-496
October 28, 2026
12:00PM
E40-496
Mechanized Morality
C. Thi Nguyen
University of Utah, Philosophy
October 23, 2026 3:30PM Millikan Room, E53-482
October 23, 2026
3:30PM
Millikan Room, E53-482
October 23, 2026
12:00PM
Millikan Room, E53-482
October 21, 2026
12:00PM
E40-496
October 20, 2026
12:00PM
Millikan Room, E53-482
Using Large Language Models for Reliable Evidence in International Research
Naoki Egami
MIT Department of Political Science
October 19, 2026 12:00PM E40-496
October 19, 2026
12:00PM
E40-496
Beyond NIMBY: Partisanship, Developer Identity, and Local Public Opinion in the Age of Data Centers
Bridget Schippers
MIT
October 16, 2026 12:00PM Millikan Room, E53-482
October 16, 2026
12:00PM
Millikan Room, E53-482
The Next Quarter Century: What Kind of New World Order Panel Discussions Center for International Studies 75th Anniversary
Profs. Evan Lieberman, David Singer, Taylor Fravel, Caitlin Talmadge, Vipin Narang, Noah Nathan, In Song Kim, Barry Posen, Fotini Christia, Mai Hassan, Daniel Hidalgo, Richard Nielsen, Institute Professor Suzanne Berger and other MIT Professors
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
October 16, 2026 9:00AM Samberg Conference Center, Building E52, 50 Memorial Drive
October 16, 2026
9:00AM
Samberg Conference Center, Building E52, 50 Memorial Drive
Deception and Detection: Why AI Empowers Cyber Defense over Offense
Lennart Maschmeyer
Georgia Institute of Technology
October 14, 2026 12:00PM E40-496
October 14, 2026
12:00PM
E40-496
Ungoverning: What's the Point?
Russell Muirhead
Dartmouth College, Government
October 9, 2026 3:30PM Millikan Room, E53-482
October 9, 2026
3:30PM
Millikan Room, E53-482
Zealots Unbound: The Bureaucratic Microfoundations of the Rule of Law
Clemente T. Sánchez
MIT
October 7, 2026 12:00PM E53-438
October 7, 2026
12:00PM
E53-438
Technology Priorities for National Security
Eric D. Evans
MIT Lincoln Lab/SSP
October 7, 2026 12:00PM E40-496 or https://www.youtube.com/live/4o97tGOCKNU
October 7, 2026
12:00PM
E40-496 or https://www.youtube.com/live/4o97tGOCKNU
Structure, Dynamics and Evolution of the US Defense Industry
Pierre Chao
September 30, 2026 12:00PM E40-496
September 30, 2026
12:00PM
E40-496
SHASS 75th Anniversary Symposium
on Computing, Self, and Society
Political Science Prof. Bernardo Zacka moderates this panel discussion with Economics Profs. David Autor and Sendhil Mullainathan, STS Prof. Sherry Turkle, and Comparative Media Studies/Writing Prof. Fox Harrell
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
September 24, 2026 2:15PM Linde Music Building, 201 Amherst Street, W18
September 24, 2026
2:15PM
Linde Music Building, 201 Amherst Street, W18
SHASS 75th Anniversary Symposium
on Teaching and Learning Innovations
Institute Prof Suzanne Berger, Global Languages Sr. Lecturer Takako Aikawa , Economics Sr. Lecturer Sara Ellison, Literature Prof. Stephanie Seed, Comparative Media Studies/Writing Prof Eric Klopfer and and Linguistics Prof. Norvin Richards; Moderated by History Prof. Will Broadhead
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
September 24, 2026 11:30AM Linde Music Building, 201 Amherst Street, W18
September 24, 2026
11:30AM
Linde Music Building, 201 Amherst Street, W18
SHASS 75th Anniversary Symposium
on Democratic Participation and Processes
Political Science Profs Charles Stewart and Bailey Flanigan, Comparative Media Studies/Writing Prof Rebekah Larsen and History Professor Tanalis Padilla; Moderated by Linquistics and Philosopy Prof Brian Hedden
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
September 24, 2026 9:45AM Linde Music Building, 201 Amherst Street, W18
September 24, 2026
9:45AM
Linde Music Building, 201 Amherst Street, W18
No Good Options: The Extended Nuclear Deterrence Trilemma
Mark Bell
University of MInnesota
September 23, 2026 12:00PM E40-496
September 23, 2026
12:00PM
E40-496
The Dynamics of Power Politics
Stacie Goddard
Columbia University
September 16, 2026 12:00PM E40-496
September 16, 2026
12:00PM
E40-496