Topic
Social networks
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Try this! Researchers devise better recommendation algorithm
Improved recommendation algorithm should work especially well when ratings data are “sparse.”
December 6, 2017 -
3 Questions: Joseph Coughlin on innovation for an aging population
New book, “The Longevity Economy,” calls for rethinking our ideas about what the elderly can do.
November 8, 2017 -
Using sensors and social networks to make slopes safer
Alumni aim to make outdoor sports safer through gathering data and building a real-time social network.
July 10, 2017 -
Strength in numbers
PhD student Dean Knox studies social networks and how individuals use them to access government goods and services.
February 17, 2017 -
Life lessons from the climbing wall
MIT senior Charlie Andrews-Jubelt encourages students to look out for each other and lend support.
November 9, 2016 -
How data can help change the world
At IDSS celebration, speakers explore how data can be brought to bear on global challenges.
September 26, 2016 -
Exploring networks efficiently
Analysis of ant colony behavior could yield better algorithms for network communication.
July 13, 2016 -
Cities of tomorrow
New book by Senseable City Lab researchers presents vision of data-driven urban design.
July 5, 2016 -
3 Questions: Sherry Turkle on “Reclaiming Conversation”
MIT professor talks about our need for face-to-face dialogue, in families, classrooms, and workplaces.
November 17, 2015 -
Breaking down social networks in a city
New research finds urban social networks are not determined geographically, but socially.
June 10, 2015 -
Social circles
MIT study details the degree to which urban movement is linked to social activity.
February 26, 2015 -
Social networking
Sinan Aral studies peer effects and influence, with an eye toward tackling pressing social problems.
November 10, 2014 -
Social media tools that can save you time
MIT social media strategist Stephanie Hatch Leishman highlights applications and resources that can streamline your workflow: Feedly, Flickr, Hootsuite, and IFTTT.
October 8, 2014 -
The new MIT Connect
What are people at MIT doing on campus and around the world? Find out by exploring MIT Connect.
September 5, 2014 -
Making photos their business
MIT alumni took their photo-aggregating app to market with help from the Institute.
August 15, 2013 -
Researchers develop new method for understanding network connections
Technique could be applied to the study of disease, social networks and other diverse fields.
August 2, 2013 -
Diversifying your online world
In a new book, MIT’s Ethan Zuckerman asserts that we need to overcome the Internet’s sorting tendencies and create tools to make ourselves ‘digital cosmopolitans.’
June 18, 2013 -
New online learning tool brings 'the crowd' into homework assignments
December 14, 2012 -
MIT Connect: explore the world of MIT through social media
Want to know what’s up at MIT? Check out MIT Connect, an innovative social media portal recently launched by MIT’s Communication Production Services in collaboration with the News Office.
December 3, 2012 -
Predicting what topics will trend on Twitter
A new algorithm predicts which Twitter topics will trend hours in advance and offers a new technique for analyzing data that fluctuate over time.
November 1, 2012