Topic
Arts
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Five MIT payloads deployed on the International Space Station
A cohort of transdisciplinary researchers will study the effects of sustained microgravity.
March 25, 2020 -
Speculative machines produce existential wonder
“Orbiting” will be an aerial archive of symbols that reference the cultural and technological achievements of humanity.
March 12, 2020 -
Thirty-eight exceptional MIT students named 2020 Burchard Scholars
Students expand intellectual horizons and leadership skills at dinner-seminars with MIT faculty.
February 25, 2020 -
A road map for artificial intelligence policy
In a Starr Forum talk, Luis Videgaray, director of MIT’s AI Policy for the World Project, outlines key facets of regulating new technologies.
February 20, 2020 -
Drawing daily doodles: Chalk of the Day brightens MIT
Chalk of the Day, an MIT student group, draws beautiful daily works of art on the chalk wall in Building 32.
February 10, 2020 -
Singing for joy and service
After surgery to correct childhood hearing loss, Swarna Jeewajee discovered a desire to be a physician-scientist, and a love of a cappella music.
February 2, 2020 -
3 Questions: Kang Zhou on the lessons of Chinese calligraphy
When we appreciate calligraphy works in class, we also analyze the life experiences and stories of each calligrapher’s unique style.
January 28, 2020 -
Stick with me
A campaign to spread notes of kindness is coming to MIT, inspired by alumni Nick Demas and Jerry Wang.
January 16, 2020 -
Exploring hip hop history with art and technology
With its centerpiece exhibit for the forthcoming Universal Hip Hop Museum, an MIT team uses artificial intelligence to explore the rich history of hip hop music.
December 20, 2019 -
MIT Press authors earn coveted “best of” book honors in 2019
The book publisher continues to produce intellectually daring, scholarly work.
December 18, 2019 -
MIT researchers examine cities worldwide for 2019 Seoul Architecture and Urbanism Biennale
Transportation, communication, development, and social interaction are explored through the lens of the urban.
December 11, 2019 -
Designing humanity’s future in space
The Space Exploration Initiative’s latest research flight explores work and play in microgravity.
November 26, 2019 -
Interdisciplinary team takes top prize in Mars colony design competition
MIT PhD student George Lordos and his brother Alexandros led the project; goal of the Mars Society competition was to establish a colony on Mars for 1,000 residents.
November 25, 2019 -
MIT art installation aims to empower a more discerning public
With “In Event of Moon Disaster,” the MIT Center for Advanced Virtuality aims to educate the public on deepfakes with an alternative history of the moon landing.
November 25, 2019 -
The technology of enchantment
In a new anthropology and studio art course, MIT students investigate the human dimensions of interacting with technologies.
November 7, 2019 -
A new act for opera
Emily Richmond Pollock’s book examines creative attempts to refashion postwar opera after Germany’s “Year Zero.”
October 1, 2019 -
MIT Sounding 2019-20 explores far-reaching musical frontiers
This season of musical performances features a range of Boston premieres and diverse collaborations.
September 27, 2019 -
Using math to blend musical notes seamlessly
Algorithm enables one audio signal to glide into another, recreating the “portamento” effect of some musical instruments.
September 27, 2019 -
Computing and artificial intelligence: Humanistic perspectives from MIT
How the humanities, arts, and social science fields can help shape the MIT Schwarzman College of Computing — and benefit from advanced computing.
September 24, 2019 -
MIT engineers develop “blackest black” material to date
Made from carbon nanotubes, the new coating is 10 times darker than other very black materials.
September 12, 2019