Valuing human authenticity in the age of AI Over the past few years, generative AI has inserted itself into our everyday lives at an accelerating pace.

Valuing human authenticity in the age of AI
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Facing danger Can great design save us?

Please check out my latest substack post on Japanese design, culture, and disaster preparedness! open.substack.com/pub/globalco...

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The MIT Center for International Studies (CIS) is searching for two Postdoctoral Associates for the 2026–27 academic year. Please apply! To learn more, visit: careers.peopleclick.com/careerscp/cl...

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Call for applications! The MIT Center for International Studies (CIS) is seeking two Postdoctoral Associates for the 2026–27 academic year. We are looking for scholars demonstrating exceptional scholarly achievement and promise for policy-
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Opinion | What the U.S. Open Tells Us About America

With today's start of women's and men's singles at the #usopen25, I want to share my brief essay that appeared in the @nytimes.com yesterday. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/23/o... Thanks to so many who reached out with nice comments! (And the less nice ones were pretty civil!)

Very happy to share that our study of dignity appeals is now out at PSRM

CIS is delighted to announce the launch of a new pilot initiative with Angola! The initiative marks a significant collaboration between MIT-Africa, Sonangol, and the Instituto Superior Politécnico de Tecnologias e Ciências (ISPTEC). Read here: cis.mit.edu/news/mit-afr... @evlieb.bsky.social

Research Support Associate 2 MIT - Research Support Associate 2 - Cambridge MA 02139

JOB ALERT: Come work as lab manager / research associate at the Global Diversity Lab at MIT -- a great opportunity for recent undergraduates considering a PhD in political science #development #climate #diversity Recent LM's went to Stanford, Yale, Berkeley
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Looking forward to presenting some research (joint with @devincaughey.bsky.social and Preston Johnston) on ethnicity and climate attitudes in Africa at the USC Comparative Politics workshop tomorrow.

Starr Forum: The US and the World Under Trump: The First 100 Days YouTube video by MIT Center for International Studies (MIT CIS)

Thank you to our speakers @juliettekayyem.bsky.social, @kschake.bsky.social, and @evlieb.bsky.social for their insightful analysis of President Trump's first 100 days in office and the implications for domestic and foreign policy. In case you missed it, watch the event here: youtu.be/osl65UXxNJI?...

I am looking forward to this event on Wednesday @mit-cis.bsky.social when I'll be moderating a discussion with two leading analysts Kori Schake (AEI) and Juliette Kayyem (HKS), focused on US Foreign Policy under President Trump

The deadline for submission of papers to the Boston/New England Area Working Group in African Political Economy (BWGAPE) is March 28 (Friday). Please consider applying! #polisky #EconSky @nlnathan.bsky.social
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Trump Offers South African Farmers Expedited Citizenship The president falsely claimed on social media that the South African government was confiscating farmland, echoing previous statements that the country was mistreating white people.

Of all the minority groups in the world that need the care and support of the United States, the white farmers of #SouthAfrica ... do not rank very high. If the U.S. cares about South Africans, let's not take away aid for HIV meds or energy transition www.nytimes.com/2025/03/07/w...

Lessons from Donald Trump’s South African doppelgänger, Paul Kruger Paul Kruger, the second president of the South African Republic, might as well have been a prototype for Donald Trump. The echoes between their leadership styles — xenophobia, nationalism, disdain for...

My piece on the remarkable parallels between turn-of-the-20th century South Africa and the United States today, with lessons for what could come next. www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/...

How Trump's pledge to punish South Africa reflects Musk's criticism of his homeland U.S. President Donald Trump says he will cut all funding to South Africa over what he called a massive human rights violation.

Despite efforts to shutter #USAID, which would be a significant blow to many African countries, it's clear that Pres Trump does care deeply about one minority group on the continent: White South Africans -- the wealthiest 4+ million people on a continent of 1.5 billion. apnews.com/article/trum...

Ramaphosa champions forward-thinking G20 agenda While Donald Trump is at the head of the pack of global strongman leaders, President Cyril Ramaphosa has placed South Africa firmly in the camp of the diminishing progressive world.

Encouraging evidence of global leadership from #SouthAfrica President Cyril Ramaphosa www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025...

Sarah Lockwood & @evlieb.bsky.social consider whether financial incentives increase participation in surveys. They find that, if anything, material incentives depress response rates, but there is some heterogeneity in estimated effects by political party.

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#Trump’s withdrawal from @who.int was widely anticipated & criticised for damage it will cause. It serves as a wake-up call for the importance of multilateralism in the face of American unilateralism. In our @bmj.com piece, we outline actions to address the crisis
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Professor Evan Lieberman, Professor Volha Charnysh, MIT PhD student Jared Kalow and UPenn postdoctoral student Erin Walk

New study examines American attitudes on global climate policies. Authors are Professors Evan Lieberman and Volha Charnysh, MIT PhD student Jared Kalow and UPenn postdoctoral student Erin Walks.

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... but that is mostly driven by Democrats. This despite much (much, much) more support for such aid among Dems. Though we test a solidaristic, "In it together" message, we found no effect on generosity. @vcharnysh.bsky.social @jaredkalow.bsky.social erin.walk

How information about historic carbon emissions affects support for climate aid: evidence from a survey experiment - Climatic Change In recent years, international climate negotiations have reached increasing consensus that the wealthiest countries should make significant financial contributions to offset the damages caused by the ...

Following #COP29, critical to understand sources of support, resistance for climate aid to the Global South. Published today in Climatic Change, we highlight that messages about America's historic carbon emissions boost support for climate-related foreign aid...

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Congratulations @vcharnysh.bsky.social on the publication of Uprooted!