Ideas Made to Matter Behavioral Science

How behavioral science could boost development in the Caribbean

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For Cuba and Trinidad and Tobago, nine proposals to reduce waste, improve public health, and spur entrepreneurship.

Apr 5, 2016
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How will an on-demand economy work?

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As Uber, Airbnb, and others grow, answering questions about employment and benefits becomes urgent

Mar 17, 2016
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Four business lessons from the MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference 

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Takeaways from the Oakland A’s, Boston Red Sox, and, of course, Nate Silver

Mar 15, 2016
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Ideas Made to Matter Venture Capital

Domeyard: Inside a high-speed trading firm

MIT ethos penetrates culture at new firm in Boston

Mar 10, 2016
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Ideas Made to Matter Entrepreneurship

Astraeus Technologies wins MIT $100K Accelerate with new lung cancer test 

Postage stamp-sized device detects chemicals in human breath

Feb 11, 2016
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Ideas Made to Matter Career

Adding management skills to her engineering background, MIT alumna aims for social impact 

Engineer Lisa Tacoronte is pursuing an MBA and her next startup

Feb 8, 2016
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Ideas Made to Matter Career

Three from MIT Sloan on Forbes “30 Under 30” lists

Young alumni honored for work in finance, games, and science

Jan 6, 2016
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Ideas Made to Matter Supply Chain

Can socially conscious investing save the world’s fisheries?

MBA student helps design detailed blueprints addressing fisheries management

Jan 4, 2016
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Ideas Made to Matter Sustainability

MIT Sloan alumnus attempts world-circling solar flight

For Solar Impulse’s André Borschberg “it’s a question of preparation meeting passion.”

Dec 29, 2015
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Ideas Made to Matter Labor

Six 2015 books from MIT Sloan faculty members

From "Simple Rules" to "Strategy Rules," hardware startups to collective intelligence, 2015 writing from the MIT Sloan faculty

Dec 9, 2015
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