When it comes to numbers, culture counts
In a Bolivian rainforest society, children learn to count just like in the U.S., but on a delayed timetable.
In a Bolivian rainforest society, children learn to count just like in the U.S., but on a delayed timetable.
Families contribute to research via browser and webcam
The smoothness of a ball’s surface — in addition to playing technique — is a critical factor.
Alan Edelman leads the global, open-source collaboration developing "Julia," a powerful but flexible programming language for high performance computing.
MIT study finds neurons that hum together encode new information.
Being in a group makes some people lose touch with their personal moral beliefs, researchers find.
PhD student Joseph Azzarelli works on low-cost sensors to monitor the environment and save money.
Brain scans differentiate adults who have recovered from childhood ADHD and those whose difficulties linger.
“Many of tomorrow’s problems are going to be solved by you,” DuPont CEO Ellen Kullman tells 2014 grads.
"Rebuild the engine of society until it delivers the kind of performance we expect from ourselves at MIT," president tells the Class of 2014.
Advanced degree candidates receive their doctoral hoods in advance of Commencement.