Massachusetts, United States: the projects and people changemakers recommend

The selection

• Aude OlivaCambridge, USARecommended by Katy Foraz
• Judith ShklarCambridge, MA, USA“Because she built an entire political theory around “putting cruelty first” as the foundation of liberalism, and because she showed that defending ordinary citizens from arbitrary power - whether public or private - is the core democratic project, not some secondary concern after we’ve sorted out grand constitutional principles.”Recommended by Alberto Alemanno
• MIT Media LabBoston, MA, USA“Their belief that the best ideas live between disciplines. I come back to it often.”Recommended by Florian Guillaume
• Senseable City Lab (MIT)Cambridge, USA“Carlo Ratti reads the city as a living organism. His work helps us see ourselves inside it.”Recommended by Florian Guillaume