Detecting fake news at its source
Machine learning system aims to determine if an information outlet is accurate or biased.
Machine learning system aims to determine if an information outlet is accurate or biased.
In MIT visit, former CIA and NSA director Michael Hayden describes current difficulties faced by society and U.S. intelligence services.
Deborah Blum’s new book explores the unlikely origins of food and drink regulation in the U.S.
In fall 2018 Compton Lecture, noted columnist discusses problems and opportunities arising from a society in flux.
Emphasizing the scope and interdisciplinary mission on which it was founded, J-WAFS has a new name: the Abdul Latif Jameel Water and Food Systems Lab.
First-of-its kind collaboration will leverage the web’s power to create open, community-sourced access to knowledge.
MIT experts are among co-authors calling for ballot paper trails and other resilient practices to avoid election hacking.
A key part of the MIT Quest for Intelligence, J-Clinic builds on MIT expertise across multiple scientific disciplines.
Study finds lost revenue can be millions of dollars annually, suggests ways to quantify haze-related reductions in solar panel output.
Selin will spearhead the master's program for students whose research addresses societal challenges at the intersection of technology and policy.
Study of 188 practitioners distills key recommendations about using technology to advance social justice and the public interest.
An updated Elections Performance Index from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab evaluates the 2016 election.
With data-informed models, Jessika Trancik seeks ways to coax progress toward sustainable energy systems.
Visiting students learn what it takes to be an engineer — and a bit more about themselves — at the Edgerton Center’s annual Engineering Design Workshop.
“The reason 5G is so different is that what exactly it will look like is still up in the air. Everyone agrees the phrase is a bit of a catch-all.”