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Nurturing happiness takes work, but doing it right can lead to greater productivity and stronger relationships, according to MIT Sloan business experts.

MIT political scientist In Song Kim shines a bright light on the dark art of political lobbying.

With sustainability in mind, MIT’s EHS Lab Plastics Recycling Program gathers clean plastics from 212 MIT labs, recycling some 280 pounds per week.

Martin Luther King Jr. Scholar Brian Nord trains machines to explore the cosmos and fights for equity in research.

The Working Green Committee is made up of MIT staff committed to encouraging reuse and recycling of goods, and reducing waste.

Researchers from MIT and Massachusetts General Hospital have developed a new AI tool, called Sybil, that can “accurately predict whether a person will develop lung cancer in the next year 86% to 94% of the time.”

Joseph Coughlin, director of the MIT AgeLab, discusses the importance of ensuring that retirees have access to quality health care.

In Professor Yossi Sheffi’s new book, “The Magic Conveyor Belt: Supply Chains, AI, and the Future of Work,” he makes the case that “we need to better understand the supply chains on which our businesses and society depend, and our conception of supply chains needs to be broadened — from product and parts delivery networks to the very essence of organizations themselves.”

A study co-authored by Professor Lorna Gibson uncovers how male sandgrouse are able to soak up large amounts of water in their feathers and carry it over long distances to their chicks.