Olafur Eliasson at MIT for 2014 Eugene McDermott Award in the Arts at MIT
Award includes artist residency, public events, $100,000 prize and gala
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Sandy Alexandre explores the complex relationship between black literature and history.
Vision is key to spatial skills
Neuroscientists find that the ability to imagine spatial structures improves dramatically after blind children’s sight is restored.
In the brain, timing is everything
Study reveals how the brain links memories of events that occur one after the other.
Never forget a face
New algorithm uses subtle changes to make a face more memorable without changing a person’s overall appearance.
Even when test scores go up, some cognitive abilities don’t
MIT neuroscientists find even high-performing schools don’t influence their students’ abstract reasoning.
Doctor, doctor: Why the job market for married couples in medicine works well
New study in the growing ‘market design’ field of economics explains how a job-market algorithm helps land couples in the same locations.
Eliminating unexplained traffic jams
If integrated into adaptive cruise-control systems, a new algorithm could mitigate the type of freeway backup that seems to occur for no reason.
Olafur Eliasson receives 2014 McDermott Award
Award includes artist residency, pop-up exhibitions, public lecture, $100,000 prize and gala
Views you can use? How online ratings affect your judgment
Study: Positive comments create an illusory snowball effect, while negative responses get cancelled out.
Simons Center for the Social Brain offers seed grants, postdoc fellowships
Deadline for applications is September 30
Neuroscientists plant false memories in the brain
MIT study also pinpoints where the brain stores memory traces, both false and authentic.
Breaking habits before they start
Turning off cells in a habit-associated brain region prevents rats from learning to run a maze on autopilot.
Automated ‘coach’ could help with social interactions
New software system from MIT could help people improve their conversational and interview skills.
Can you feel me now?
New array measures vibrations across the skin, may help engineers design optimal, wearable tactile displays.