Topic
Social networks
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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 -
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