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Committed to the daily re-imagining of what a university press can be since 1962. Website: https://mitpress.mit.edu // The Reader (our home for excerpts, essays, & interviews): https://thereader.mitpress.mit.edu

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LSE Department of Government @lsegovernment.bsky.social · 8d

📢 #Public #event annoucement!
📕 On liberalism: in defence of freedom
🗣️ #Book launch and discussion with Professor @casssunstein.bsky.social (Harvard) and Professor @pjthinker.bsky.social (LSE)
🗓️ Friday 17 October
⏰ 11.30am to 12.30pm
📍 In person only, sign up required

www.lse.ac.uk/events/on-li...

On liberalism: in defence of freedom

11.30am Fri 17 Oct | Cass Sunstein | Ticket Required | Free public event at LSE

MIT Press @mitpress.bsky.social · 1h

"The Economics of Growth" is a comprehensive, rigorous textbook that provides an up-to-date introduction to growth economics. Learn more here: mitpress.mit.edu/978026201263...

MIT Press @mitpress.bsky.social · 1h

Congratulations to Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt for winning this year's Nobel Prize in Economics alongside Joel Mokyr. The authors of "The Economics of Growth" are fittingly honored for showing how "society must keep an eye on the factors that generate and sustain economic growth."

Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt Share Nobel in Economics

Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt won the prize for showing how “society must keep an eye on the factors that generate and sustain economic growth,” an award committee member said.

www.nytimes.com

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Blaise Agüera y Arcas @blaiseaguera.bsky.social · 2h

What do we truly mean when we talk about agency and free will? And could AI models have these qualities?

In my new book “What Is Intelligence?,” I offer a perspective on how building intelligent machines forces us to confront deep questions about consciousness and our own minds.

MIT Press @mitpress.bsky.social · 4h

In "Atlas of Macroscopes," @katyborner.bsky.social, Elizabeth Record, and Todd Theriault take readers on a fascinating data adventure through the lens of macroscopes, which offer illuminating and holistic views of our ever-changing world: mitpress.mit.edu/978026204992...

Photo of "Atlas of Macroscopes: Interactive Data Visualizations" by Katy Borner, Elizabeth Record, and Todd Theriault. The cover features a colorful visualization of data as depicted in the book.

MIT Press @mitpress.bsky.social · 4h

In "Identity," Carles Lalueza-Fox explores how the unprecedented amount of genetic information generated in the last ten years can provide meaningful and fascinating evidence about our identity, from the individual level to the species level: mitpress.mit.edu/978026255322...

Photo of "Identity: What DNA Can Tell Us About Ourselves" by Carles Lalueza-Fox. Behind teh title is an illustration of a family tree with a swirl at the center that resembles a double helix.

MIT Press @mitpress.bsky.social · 4h

Baruch Fischhoff's "Decisions" provides a lively, authoritative insider’s account of how we make decisions and how decision-making research has developed over the last half-century. Available #OpenAccess: mitpress.mit.edu/978026255316...

Photo of "Decisions: Studying and Supporting People Facing Hard Choices" by Baruch Fischhoff. The cover depicts a crow studying a pile of tangled wires.

MIT Press @mitpress.bsky.social · 4h

Part-memoir, part-guidebook, "Sentido" chronicles strategic designer Alison Rand’s journey as a multi-ethnic woman from New York City through a male-dominated, largely white corporate world to becoming a design leader: mitpress.mit.edu/978026204990...

Photo of "Sentido: Finding Sense and Purpose in Design Leadership" by Alison Rand. The cover depicts a crescent shape with a green ball rolling in its inner curve. A tagline along the bottom reads "Design. Technology. Business. Life."

MIT Press @mitpress.bsky.social · 4h

In "The Hypocrisy Trap," behavioral scientist @mhallsworth.bsky.social reveals the hidden psychology of double standards, offering practical solutions for a more constructive approach to understanding and responding to hypocrisy: mitpress.mit.edu/978026205094...

Photo of "The Hypocrisy Trap: How Changing What We Criticize Can Improve Our Lives" by Michael Hallsworth. The cover features repeating pattern of a finger pointing in blue and white.

MIT Press @mitpress.bsky.social · 4h

New this week from the MIT Press. Congratulations authors! 📚👇

Photo grid of books publishing from the MIT Press on October 14th. Books featured: "Decisions," "The Hypocrisy Trap," "Identity," "Sentido," and "Atlas of Macroscopes."

MIT Press @mitpress.bsky.social · 17h

"There is something refreshingly nostalgic and transformative about public school boards."

Scott Levy, the author of "Why School Boards Matter," writes for @time.com on how school boards are emerging as one of the most vital and overlooked arenas in American democracy:

Can School Boards Save Our Democracy?

School boards, not Washington, are our best hope for civil discourse, writes Scott Levy.

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Jason Abrevaya @abrevaya.bsky.social · 1d

Look what showed up in the mail! First copies of my book from @mitpress.bsky.social 🎉📚 Official release Nov 25th.

If you're interested in using the book for a course, please feel free to reach out to me directly.

MIT Press @mitpress.bsky.social · 22h

Happy Indigenous Peoples’ Day! This year, we commemorate the holiday with a selection of works from the MIT Press Reader that honor the rich history, culture, and contributions of Native communities: mitpress.mit.edu/articles-for...

Illustrations of various native plants in greyscale. At the center of the image are two hands sketched cupping a plant.

MIT Press @mitpress.bsky.social · 1d

👀 We heard Nintendo is bringing the Virtual Boy back to gamers. While we can't get you the new add-on, the story behind this unique platform is completely free!

@jzagal.bsky.social & @benjedwards.com's "Seeing Red" is available #OpenAccess: mitpress.mit.edu/978026204506...

Hands holding a copy of "Seeing Red: Nintendo's Virtual Boy" by Jose P. Zagal and Benj Edwards. The cover depicts a Mario game in play in black and red pixels.

MIT Press @mitpress.bsky.social · 1d

"Voters and politicians alike should recognize that AI is no longer just an outside influence on elections."

With close to a year until the 2026 midterm elections, the authors of "Rewiring Democracy" write for @time.com on the role AI technologies could play:

How AI Could Drive the 2026 Midterm Elections

One side is poised to exploit the tech, creating a systematic advantage in personalized messaging and campaign strategy.

MIT Press @mitpress.bsky.social · 2d

Cass Sunstein, author of "On Liberalism: In Defense of Freedom", joins Offline with @jonfavs.bsky.social to examine whether small-l “liberal” values like freedom, human rights, and the rule of law will be able to survive an illiberal president: crooked.com/podcast/is-a...

Is America Still a Liberal Nation? | Crooked Media

© Crooked Media 2025

MIT Press @mitpress.bsky.social · 2d

Warm congratulations to 2025 MacArthur Fellow, artist and filmmaker Garrett Bradley!

Explore Bradley's remarkable cinema and installation art in "Devotion," an extensively illustrated study of her work: mitpress.mit.edu/978026204879...

A two page spread photo from "Devotion." The image is of a woman behind the wheel of a car on a cellphone. The foreground is filled with glittering streaks.

MIT Press @mitpress.bsky.social · 3d

@drtomfrieden.bsky.social comes to Georgia for an event at Holy Trinity Parish Episcopal Church on Friday, October 24th, in celebration of his book, "The Formula for Better Health." This event is graciously hosted by A Cappella Books and Georgia Center for the Book.

Link for details:

Former CDC Director Tom Frieden – The Formula for Better Health | Friday, Oct 24, 2025 7:00 PM

The formula to stop invisible killers—an approach that can protect your health and prevent the next pandemic—from one of the most influential public health leaders in the US. A Cappella Books and…

www.acappellabooks.com

MIT Press @mitpress.bsky.social · 3d

Twenty books, one series, endless possibilities for your long weekend. Dive into the Radium Age collection: mitpress.mit.edu/series/radiu... 💙 📚

Radium Age books "Yankees in Petrograd" and "Before Superman" on an AI-generated background of a wooden desk.

MIT Press @mitpress.bsky.social · 4d

The fields of psychiatry and psychology have come a long way to get to what they are today. For World Mental Health Day, we’re highlighting books that offer insight into the rich & complex history of these evolving disciplines: mitpress.mit.edu/a-reading-li...

MIT Press @mitpress.bsky.social · 4d

Join authors Gabrielle Bendiner-Viani and Prithi Kanakamedala on Oct. 15th at the New York Public Library for a conversation about what it means to build freedom and belonging in place.

Link for details and registry: www.nypl.org/events/progr... @prithik.bsky.social @gabriellebv.bsky.social

The cover of Gabrille Bendiner-Viani's "The Cities We Need: Essential Stories of Everyday Places" next to Prithi Kanakamedala's "Brooklynites."

MIT Press @mitpress.bsky.social · 4d

"Perreau envisions ... an alternate framework, in which developing rights for some better protects others, to the point where minority rights translate into universal rights."

Bruno Perreau's new book "Spheres of Injustice" offers a rethinking of philosopher Michael Walzer's "Spheres of Justice":

An adaptable evaluation of justice and interest groups

Professor Bruno Perreau’s new book, “Spheres of Injustice,” adds complexity and nuance to the discussion about rights and justice in contemporary society.

MIT Press @mitpress.bsky.social · 4d

"Hope is what 'The Formula For Better Health' is best at giving us with its message that public health still has a place—and an important one—in creating a better world… Exactly what is needed at this moment in time." — @thelancet.com

Out now: mitpress.mit.edu/978026205096...

Hands holding a copy of Dr. Tom Frieden's book "The Formula for Better Health: How to Save Millions of Lives - Including Your Own" against a plain background.

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Ancillary Review of Books @ancillaryreviewofbooks.org · 5d

You’ve Been Propagandized: Nat Harrington (@coimeas.bsky.social) reviews Marietta S. Shaginyan’s YANKEES IN PETROGRAD, translated by Jill Roese (@mitpress.bsky.social)
ancillaryreviewofbooks.org/2025/10/09/y...

You’ve Been Propagandized: Review of Marietta S. Shaginyan’s Yankees in Petrograd

Nat Harrington Under Review:Yankees in Petrograd. Marietta S. Shaginyan, translated by Jill Roese. MIT Press, August 2025. Marietta S. Shaginyan’s Yankees in Petrograd (1924), translated by Jill Ro…

ancillaryreviewofbooks.org

MIT Press @mitpress.bsky.social · 5d

🗣️ Call for papers!

PRESENCE, a journal devoted to research on teleoperation & virtual environments, is seeking papers for its special issue "Immersed into the Metaverse: Ethnographies of Presence & Embodiment in Virtual Reality."

Deadline: Feb. 1, 2026.

Learn more: direct.mit.edu/pvar