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Pictured (left to right): Seated, Soroush Vosoughi, a postdoc at the Media Lab's Laboratory for Social Machines; Sinan Aral, the David Austin Professor of Management at MIT Sloan; and Deb Roy, an associate professor of media arts and sciences at the MIT Media Lab, who also served as Twitter's Chief Media Scientist from 2013 to 2017.

Study: On Twitter, false news travels faster than true stories

Research project finds humans, not bots, are primarily responsible for spread of misleading information.

March 8, 2018

MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference co-founders (far left) Daryl Morey, general manager of the Houston Rockets, and (next to him) Jessica Gelman, CEO of the Kraft Analytics Group, on stage at this year's edition of the event in Boston, on Feb. 23.

Talking points: MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference explores data and how to share it

MIT's unique forum underscores the importance of communication in sports analytics.

February 26, 2018

At Mens et Manus America event, speakers Douglas S. Massey of Princeton University and Mary C. Waters of Harvard University emphasized that real human damage is being done by the country’s current immigration policies, yet both also offered hopeful notes.

Mens et Manus America panelists analyze U.S. immigration policy

Experts cite immigration as engine of U.S. success, lament human damage done by current policies, and see signs of hope.

February 21, 2018

Donald Rosenfield, a longtime leader of MIT Leaders for Global Operations, dies at 70

An MIT graduate, Rosenfield is remembered for his passion for manufacturing and commitment to his students.

January 18, 2018

Innovation, meet organization

Economist John Van Reenen studies the creation and use of technology, from the R&D lab to the workplace.

January 8, 2018

Catherine Tucker, professor at the MIT Sloan School of Management ,and Amalia R. Miller, an economist at the University of Virginia, were motivated to conduct the research because personal genetics is “an area where privacy really, really matters, when you think about how sensitive potentially your genomic data is.” States have adopted privacy laws precisely to ensure that apparent genetic ris...

How privacy policies affect genetic testing

Study: State-level disclosure laws affect patients’ eagerness to have their DNA tested.

December 12, 2017

Dorothy Hosler and John D. Sterman have been elected as fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).

Two MIT faculty elected 2017 AAAS Fellows

Dorothy Hosler and John Sterman are among those recognized for their efforts to advance science.

November 20, 2017

A new study suggests that long-term states of mind about whether people consider themselves spenders or savers can affect short-term financial decisions.

How impatience guides financial behavior

Study: Long-term states of mind can affect short-term financial decisions.

October 31, 2017

“We are trying to solve the issue of youth unemployment through entrepreneurship and through making small businesses more efficient — starting more businesses, starting them well, having them grow up to the point where they can be employers,” says graduate student Meghan McCormick about her company, Osez Innover, which operates in three countries in West Africa.

Empowering young entrepreneurs in West Africa

MBA student Meghan McCormick leads a venture that helps African youth develop small businesses.

September 17, 2017

Every summer, the MIT delta v accelerator provides a cohort of student startups with the wherewithal to launch, including office and lab space, mentorship, and funding. At the 2017 Demo Day event on Sept. 9, the entrepreneurs pitched their business ideas to the MIT community, investors, and business leaders.

Young startups go full throttle

At MIT delta v Demo Day, student entrepreneurs present novel ideas that have achieved commercial milestones.

September 12, 2017

“The question we’re asking is: Do retractions trigger, at an individual level, something like an infection mechanism, where the retracted author is being punished and discredited for being dishonest or just incompetent?” says Alessandro Bonatti, an associate professor at the MIT Sloan School of Management.

How retractions hurt scientists’ credibility

Study finds faulty research creates a significant drop in use of prior published work.

September 5, 2017

MIT startup Podimetrics has developed a smart mat that can detect early warning signs before foot ulcers form, which may drastically reduce amputations and cut medical costs.

Smart mat detects early warning signs of foot ulcers

Conceived at an MIT hackathon, system could reduce amputations, cut medical costs for diabetics.

August 15, 2017

A study of how MIT students used the cryptocurrency Bitcoin shows that delaying access for tech-savvy early adopters can stifle the spread of new products.

Bitcoin study: Period of exclusivity encourages early adopters

Delaying access for the tech-savvy can stifle spread of new products, experiment with MIT students shows.

July 13, 2017

“We try to understand how the rules [for firms] should be written in a way that provides members incentives to do research and work hard, and doesn’t yield disproportionate power to an individual,” says economist Alessandro Bonatti.

Modeling innovation

Economist Alessandro Bonatti’s theoretical studies illuminate the behavior of firms and prices.

July 5, 2017

Dora Aldama: Drawn to multidimensional problems

MIT graduate student connects the business, engineering, and human elements of producing aerospace technology.

June 1, 2017

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