Recent books from the MIT community

Birds Up Close: An Engineer Explores Their Hidden Wonders
By Lorna J. Gibson, professor of materials science and engineering
MIT PRESS, 2026, $39.95

A Pox on Fools: The True Believers, Grifters, and Cynics Who Convinced Us to Reject Vaccines
By Thomas Levenson, professor of science writing
RANDOM HOUSE, 2026, $28

Tiny Gardens Everywhere: The Past, Present, and Future of the Self-Provisioning City
By Kate Brown, professor of the history of science
W.W. NORTON, 2026, $31.99

Computing in the Age of Decolonization: India’s Lost Technological Revolution
By Dwaipayan Banerjee, associate professor of science, technology, and society
PRINCETON UNIVERSITY PRESS, 2026, $35

Disposable Workers: The Transformation of Employment
By Paul Osterman, PhD ’76, professor of management, emeritus
HARVARD UNIVERSITY PRESS, 2026, $29.95

Brains Minds Machines: The Mystery of Human Intelligence, the Enigmas of the Artificial
By Tomaso Poggio, professor of brain and cognitive sciences, and Marco Magrini
MIT PRESS, 2026, $50

You Belong Here
A thriller by Megan Miranda ’02
SIMON & SCHUSTER, 2025, $19

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