Marvin Minsky, “father of artificial intelligence,” dies at 88 Professor emeritus was a co-founder of CSAIL and a founding member of the Media Lab. January 25, 2016 Read full story →
Drones dodge obstacles Motion-planning algorithms allow drones to do donuts, figure-eights in object-filled environments. January 19, 2016 Read full story →
Mind, hand, heart — and chalk A daily art project conceived by MIT student Benjamin Chan welcomes students, faculty, staff, and visitors to the Stata Center. January 13, 2016 Read full story →
25 from MIT named to Forbes 30 Under 30 lists in 2016 Students, researchers, and alumni honored in the 2016 Forbes 30 Under 30 lists showcasing America’s most important young entrepreneurs, thinkers, and leaders. January 7, 2016 Read full story →
Harnessing the energy of small bending motions New device could provide electrical power source from walking and other ambient motions. January 6, 2016 Read full story →
Smarter driving, using your phone App that rates drivers’ behavior yields promising safety results on the road. January 5, 2016 Read full story →
Computer model matches humans at predicting how objects move “3-D physics engine” from the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory simulates the human brain to infer physical properties. January 4, 2016 Read full story →
The School of Science appoints six faculty to named professorships December 28, 2015 Read full story →
Michael Artin and Shirley Jackson win nation’s highest honor in science and technology Mathematician and MIT Corporation life member named National Medal of Science recipients. December 23, 2015 Read full story →
Machines that learn like people Algorithms could learn to recognize objects from a few examples, not millions; may better model human cognition. December 23, 2015 Read full story →
MIT Lincoln Laboratory receives three 2015 R&D 100 Awards Three software products named among 100 most technologically significant innovations of 2015. December 22, 2015 Read full story →
Detecting consumer decisions within messy data Software analyzes online chatter to predict health care consumers’ behavior. December 21, 2015 Read full story →
Deep-learning algorithm predicts photos’ memorability at “near-human” levels Future versions of an algorithm from the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab could help with teaching, marketing, and memory improvement. December 16, 2015 Read full story →
CSAIL shows off demos to 150 high-schoolers for “Hour of Code” Robots, 3-D printers, and a surprise guest aim to get students excited about computer science. December 14, 2015 Read full story →
Computer system passes “visual Turing test” Character-drawing machines can fool human judges. December 10, 2015 Read full story →