Toward deep-learning models that can reason about code more like humans
Researchers propose a method for finding and fixing weaknesses in automated programming tools.
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Reflecting on a year of loss, grit, and pulling together
As the Covid-19 pandemic altered our lives, the MIT community reached new levels of resilience and ingenuity.
MIT launches Center for Constructive Communication
The cross-campus effort will design human-machine systems that improve communication across divides and increase opportunity for underheard communities.
Advancing artificial intelligence research
MIT Schwarzman College of Computing and the Singapore Defense Science and Technology Agency award funding to 13 AI-focused projects.
STEM Week event encourages students to see themselves in science and technology careers
MIT hosts kickoff event of Massachusetts STEM Week — a statewide virtual celebration of K-12 education.
Understanding how people make sense of information in the information age
Graduate student Manon Revel uses quantitative methodologies to investigate how advertising in online publications affects trust in journalism.
Every vote counts for this math student
Graduate student Ashwin Narayan takes off the fall semester to work on an election information database.
Examining racial attitudes in virtual spaces through gaming
Computational model developed at MIT builds off of 2019 research examining colorblind racial attitudes through a video game.
A legacy of curiosity in the name of Hugh Hampton Young
Eight 2020 graduate fellows pursue diverse paths.
Tackling the misinformation epidemic with “In Event of Moon Disaster”
New website from the MIT Center for Advanced Virtuality rewrites an important moment in history to educate the public on the dangers of deepfakes.
What is the Covid-19 data tsunami telling policymakers?
A global team of researchers searches for insights during a weeklong virtual “datathon.”
Annual Women in Data Science conference discusses fake news
WiDS Cambridge, co-hosted by the Institute for Data, Systems, and Society, recognizes and empowers women in STEM across a variety of disciplines.
Playing a new tune
Meet Professor David Rand, a one-time punk rock guitarist who now digs into psychology, cooperation, and politics.
MIT-affiliated companies take on Covid-19
A variety of companies with MIT ties are working to address aspects of the Covid-19 pandemic.