Pulling back the curtain
MIT anthropologist Graham Jones peers into the mysterious world of professional magicians.
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Localizing language in the brain
New study pinpoints areas of the brain used exclusively for language, providing a partial answer to a longstanding debate in cognitive science.
Ready to learn? Brain scans can tell you
Neuroscientists identify brain activity that predicts how well you will remember images.
How the brain assigns objects to categories
New findings may explain why children with autism tend to fixate on details instead of seeing the big picture.
Face value
Study shows that low-information voters are most likely to be swayed by candidates’ appearances.
Don’t show, don’t tell?
Cognitive scientists find that when teaching young children, there is a trade-off between direct instruction and independent exploration.
When things go wrong, who’s to blame?
New study shows that infants are surprisingly adept at figuring out whether they made a mistake or if something is wrong in the world.
When four is not four, but rather two plus two
MIT neuroscientists redefine the limits of visual working memory.
Inside the infant mind
New study shows that babies can perform sophisticated analyses of how the physical world should behave.
What makes an image memorable?
Hint: We tend to remember pictures of people much better than wide open spaces.
Information Age
As part of MIT’s 150th-birthday celebration, computer science luminaries — many from MIT's faculty — gathered on campus for a two-day symposium.
Shedding light on a longstanding puzzle
Study of blind children in India helps answer a 300-year-old philosophical question.
Strength in numbers
At MIT’s annual sports analytics conference, owners, coaches and statistics mavens convene to ask how numbers can help increase success.