Breaking the old model of education with MIT Open Learning
Free MIT study materials enabled 16-year-old Vivan Mirchandani’s nontraditional learning path, opening up scientific research and academic opportunities.
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Optimizing food subsidies: Applying digital platforms to maximize nutrition
An algorithm can change the face of food assistance policy in the Global South, says MIT assistant professor and J-WAFS researcher Ali Aouad.
Fighting for the health of the planet with AI
Assistant Professor Priya Donti’s research applies machine learning to optimize renewable energy.
3 Questions: Addressing the world’s most pressing challenges
Mihaela Papa discusses the BRICS Lab, her role at the Center for International Studies, and the center's ongoing ambition to tackle the world's most complex challenges in new and creative ways.
The first animals on Earth may have been sea sponges, study suggests
MIT researchers traced chemical fossils in ancient rocks to the ancestors of modern-day demosponges.
Ten years later, LIGO is a black-hole hunting machine
LIGO, Virgo, and KAGRA celebrate the anniversary of the first detection of gravitational waves and announce verification of Stephen Hawking’s black hole area theorem.
A human-centered approach to data visualization
Balancing automation and agency, Associate Professor Arvind Satyanarayan develops interactive data visualizations that amplify human creativity and cognition.
Why countries trade with each other while fighting
Mariya Grinberg’s new book, “Trade in War,” examines the curious phenomenon of economic trade during military conflict.
Would you like that coffee with iron?
New microparticles containing iron or iodine could be used to fortify food and beverages, to help fight malnutrition.
How MIT LGO alumni are powering Amazon’s global operations
With dual degrees and a passion for leadership, Leaders for Global Operations graduates transform Amazon’s fulfillment network while mentoring future leaders.
Study: Babies’ poor vision may help organize visual brain pathways
MIT researchers found that low-quality visual input early in life may contribute to the development of key pathways in the brain’s visual system.
Startup’s biosensor makes drug development and manufacturing cheaper
Protein sensor developed by alumna-founded Advanced Silicon Group can be used for research and quality control in biomanufacturing.
The math of politics and power
Institute Professor and Nobel Prize winner Daron Acemoglu teaches a PhD class about the intersections between history, political power, and money.
The sweet taste of a new idea
Sendhil Mullainathan brings a lifetime of unique perspectives to research in behavioral economics and machine learning.
Study in India shows several tactics together boost vaccination against deadly diseases
One combination of methods led to a 44 percent increase in child immunizations.