Event Archive
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
Bipartisan Campaign Messages are Credible Signals of Bipartisan Lawmaking
Rachel Porter
University of Notre Dame
September 16, 2026 12:00PM Millikan Room, E53-482
September 16, 2026
12:00PM
Millikan Room, E53-482
Economic Segregation, Political Participation, and Social Capital
Andreas Wiedemann
Princeton University
September 15, 2026 12:00PM Millikan Room, E53-482
September 15, 2026
12:00PM
Millikan Room, E53-482
August 25, 2026
1:00PM
Millikan Room, E53-482
"Medical Polarization: How Politics Infects the Doctor's Office and What to Do About It"
Free and Open to the Public
Chaired by Professor Andrea Campbell and featuring Professor Julianna Pacheco of the University of Iowa with a panel including Alister Martin, Timothy Callaghan, Michael Stein, Elaine Hernandez, and Wes Boyd
MIT, University of Iowa, Mass General Hospital, Boston University, Boston University, Indiana University, Harvard University
June 5, 2026 2:30PM Wong Auditorium, Tang Center, 2 Amherst St (enter at the corner of Amherst St. and Wadsworth St. and go up one flight of stairs; elevator on the right)
June 5, 2026
2:30PM
Wong Auditorium, Tang Center, 2 Amherst St (enter at the corner of Amherst St. and Wadsworth St. and go up one flight of stairs; elevator on the right)
The Effect of Childhood Environment on Political Behavior
Jacob Brown
Boston University
May 13, 2026 12:00PM
May 13, 2026
12:00PM
Private Sector Debt, Politics, and Sovereign
Professor Mark Manger
University of Toronto
May 8, 2026 12:00PM Millikan Room, E53-482
May 8, 2026
12:00PM
Millikan Room, E53-482
Lobbying and Legislative Representation
Hye Young You
Princeton University
May 6, 2026 12:00PM Millikan Room, E53-482
May 6, 2026
12:00PM
Millikan Room, E53-482
May 5, 2026
12:00PM
Millikan Room, E53-482
CTRL Your Shift: Clustered Transfer Residual Learning for Many Small Datasets
Professor Kirk Bansak
University of California, Berkeley
May 1, 2026 12:30PM Millikan Room, E53-482
May 1, 2026
12:30PM
Millikan Room, E53-482
To Reflect or Deflect: Assessing Internal Accountability in the U.S. Military
Heidi Urben
Georgetown University
April 29, 2026 12:00PM
April 29, 2026
12:00PM