Better fact-checking for fake news
New research reveals biases in fake news datasets and improves the use of automatic detectors.
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Using math to blend musical notes seamlessly
Algorithm enables one audio signal to glide into another, recreating the “portamento” effect of some musical instruments.
Josh Tenenbaum receives 2019 MacArthur Fellowship
Brain and cognitive sciences professor studies how the human mind is able to learn so rapidly.
Objects can now change colors like a chameleon
Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory team creates new reprogrammable ink that lets objects change colors using light.
Professor Patrick Winston, former director of MIT’s Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, dies at 76
Beloved professor conducted pioneering research on imbuing machines with human-like intelligence, including the ability to understand stories.
Professor Emeritus Fernando Corbató, MIT computing pioneer, dies at 93
Longtime MIT professor developed early “time-sharing” operating systems and is widely credited as the creator of the world’s first computer password.
Meet the 2019 tenured professors in the School of Science
Eight faculty members are granted tenure in five science departments.
Angelika Amon and Dina Katabi named Carnegie Corporation “Great Immigrants”
MIT biologist and electrical engineer are two of 38 naturalized U.S. citizens honored for contributions to American society.
Transmedia Storytelling Initiative launches with $1.1 million gift
Program creates a new hub for pedagogy and research in time-based media.
CSAIL hosts first-ever TEDxMIT
Speakers — all women — discuss everything from gravitational waves to robot nurses.
Peter Shor wins 2018 Micius Quantum Prize
Shor awarded the $150,000 prize, named after a fifth-century B.C. Chinese scientist, for his groundbreaking theoretical work in the field of quantum computation.
Five from MIT win 2019 Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans
Award funds graduate studies for talented immigrants and children of immigrants.
Tim Berners-Lee named FT “Boldness in Business” Person of the Year
CSAIL researcher and web inventor recognized for his startup inrupt, which aims to give users more control over their data.
Computing the future
Fireside chat brings together six Turing Award winners to reflect on their field and the MIT Stephen A. Schwarzman College of Computing.
Dan Huttenlocher named inaugural dean of MIT Schwarzman College of Computing
Alumnus and founding dean of Cornell Tech in New York City will return to MIT this summer.