Topic
Social networks
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The promise of using WhatsApp for low-tech distance learning
Teaching community organizers via WhatsApp yields encouraging results in South Africa, according to MIT Governance Lab research.
August 6, 2020 -
“If we cannot go out, we can always go in”
Venerable Miao Guang urges mindfulness in a time of pandemic during a virtual meeting hosted by MIT Global Languages.
May 5, 2020 -
Examining the social impact of Covid-19
Survey from the Saxe Lab aims to measure the toll of social isolation during the Covid-19 pandemic.
April 21, 2020 -
In a time of physical distancing, connecting socially across generations is more important than ever
MIT’s AgeLab offers ways to maintain conversations between younger and older adults.
March 31, 2020 -
Artificial intelligence shines light on the dark web
New tools can find patterns in vast online data to track and identify users on illicit forums.
May 13, 2019 -
3 Questions: Sasha Costanza-Chock on new “#MoreThanCode” report
Study of 188 practitioners distills key recommendations about using technology to advance social justice and the public interest.
August 23, 2018 -
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