Two sciences tie the knot

Economics and computer science had always been on friendly terms at MIT. With the growth of cloud computing, e-commerce, machine learning, and online social networks, their relationship grew more serious. Now that these tools and applications have become ubiquitous and gone global, economics and computer science are taking their relationship to the next level.Starting in the fall of 2017, the two academic departments will offer a joint major — Course 6-14: Computer Science, Economics, and