Media Lab

Software developer is a voice for Muslim women

An entrepreneur who co-founded Wise Systems, Layla Shaikley SM ’13 may be better known for her viral video created to combat media stereotypes of Muslim women.

April 19, 2017

By expanding brain tissue twice, researchers were able to obtain high-resolution images of neurons in the hippocampus.

High-resolution imaging with conventional microscopes

Tissue-expansion technique could allow scientists to map brain circuits.

April 17, 2017

Eleven from MIT elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences for 2017

Prestigious honor society announces 228 new members this year.

April 12, 2017

The president of Mauritius, Ameenah Gurib-Fakim (left), meets MIT President L. Rafael Reif (right), on Friday, April 7, at MIT. Sooroojdev Phokeer, the Mauritius ambassador to the U.S., stands in the background (center).

President of Mauritius Ameenah Gurib-Fakim visits MIT

A trained scientist, Gurib-Fakim discusses ways of strengthening ties with Institute.

April 10, 2017

Panelists at MacVicar Day 2017: (l-r) Anantha Chandrakasan, Peter Schmidt-Nielsen, Ava Soleimany, Shirin Shivaei, Neil Gershenfeld, Kevin Castro, Ian Waitz, Anne McCants, and Dennis Freeman.

Exploring the impact of Margaret MacVicar’s legacy on education at MIT

Faculty and students share their perspectives on the value of undergraduate research at “Pushing Boundaries” event.

April 6, 2017

Astronauts and organizers of Beyond the Cradle gathered at the Media Lab on March 12. Back row, left to right: HI-SEAS IV Mars simulation participant Sheyna Gifford, NASA astronauts Jeff Hoffman and Leland Melvin, and PhD student Dan “Novysan” Novy. Front row, left to right: NASA astronaut Cady Coleman '83, PhD student Ariel Ekblaw, Media Lab Director Joi Ito.

Media Lab sets sights on space

MIT Media Lab event, Beyond the Cradle, launches a new initiative to explore the final frontier.

March 14, 2017

Recent IDM presentations included one team's proposal for reducing and reusing waste in the production of Camper Shoes.

Constraints and viewpoints

The Integrated Design and Management Program blends creativity, analysis, and empathy.

March 7, 2017

Jacob Collier performed "Imagination Off the Charts" at MIT's Kresge Auditorium.

Jacob Collier harmonizes with MIT

For his MIT residency, the Grammy-winning artist collaborates with over 150 student musicians to stage the monumental concert, "Imagination Off the Charts."

February 24, 2017

MIT Professor César Hidalgo and his colleagues argue that everything else being equal, the complexity of a country’s exports also correlates with its degree of economic equality: The more complex a country’s products, the greater equality it enjoys relative to similar-sized countries with similar-sized economies.

Income inequality linked to export “complexity”

The mix of products that countries export is a good predictor of income distribution, study finds.

February 16, 2017

Canan Dagdeviren has been appointed to direct the Media Lab’s new research group, Conformable Decoders.

Canan Dagdeviren joins the Media Lab

Assistant professor leads new Conformable Decoders research group, with a mission to convert patterns of nature and the human body into beneficial signals and energy.

February 3, 2017