MITMIT Faculty Newest Releases
Drawn from the annual MIT News reading lists spotlighting works by MIT faculty and staff. This curated selection focuses on nonfiction exploring technology, science, and the intersections of society and culture. These are authoritative, thought‑provoking books from some of MIT’s leading voices, offering fresh insights into how innovation shapes our world and our future.
1. AI & Digital Power
Crack the code behind the code—see how algorithms really run the world.
Unmasking AI
By Joy Buolamwini SM ’17, PhD ’22, member of the Media Lab Director’s Circle
Counting Feminicide
By Catherine D’Ignazio, Associate Professor of Urban Science and Planning
Output
Edited by Nick Montfort, Professor of Digital Media
2. Engineering & Design
Where human dreams meet machine reality—and sometimes clash spectacularly.
An Introduction to System Safety Engineering
By Nancy G. Leveson, Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Tech Agnostic
By Greg Epstein, Humanist Chaplain
The Heart and the Chip
By Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Director of the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory
The Visual Elements Photography
By Felice Frankel, Research Scientist in Chemical Engineering
Code Work
By Héctor Beltrán, Assistant Professor of Anthropology
3. Science
Nature's mysteries decoded—prepare to see the world differently.
The Miraculous from the Material
By Alan Lightman, Professor of the Practice of Humanities
A Book of Waves
By Stefan Helmreich, Professor of Anthropology
Music and Mind
Music-tech innovators explore how sound and creativity aid wellbeing
The Transcendent Brain
By Alan Lightman, Professor of the Practice in Humanities
4. Society
The future isn't fixed—these works show how to build a better one.
Power and Progress
By Daron Acemoglu, Institute Professor, and Simon Johnson, the Professor of Entrepreneurship
Responding to the Climate Threat
By Henry Jacoby, the Professor Emeritus in Management
Climate Future
By Robert S. Pindyck, the Professor in Finance and Economics
Longevity Hubs
Edited by Joseph F. Coughlin, senior research scientist and MIT AgeLab director, and Luke Yoquinto, MIT AgeLab research associate