A better way to target tumors
In spite of slow progress toward targeting cancer drugs to individual patients, hope remains.
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In MIT's Human Dynamics Lab, Sandy Pentland PhD '82 uses cell phones and wearable sensors to research nonverbal signals, information flow, and the value of face-to-face conversation.
Teaching real-world programming
In an innovative software-engineering class, students meet for regular “code reviews” with senior programmers from Boston-area companies.
Programming crowds
With the Web, people worldwide can work on distributed tasks. But getting reliable results requires algorithms that specify workflow between people, not transistors.
Dower's Cultures of War named finalist for 2010 National Book Award
Historian's book examines roots, causes of war through four historic events.
Robert Morris wins 2010 Mark Weiser Award
ACM SIGOPS award recognizes ‘creativity and innovation’ in operating-systems research.
MIT undergraduate showcases work at White House science fair
Event also features 2 high-school teams that won grants from the Lemelson-MIT Program.
Faster websites, more reliable data
Web servers that store data locally save time on database searches but sometimes serve up obsolete results. A new system solves that problem.
Why telecom regulation needs to change
Research suggests that the approach that worked with a few large companies with aligned interests needs revisiting in the Internet age.
Putting heads together
New study: groups demonstrate distinctive ‘collective intelligence’ when facing difficult tasks
In the World: Health care in the palm of a hand
MIT-led student team develops mobile-device software to help improve health-care accessibility in remote regions.
MIT formally welcomes Class of 2014
President’s Convocation in Killian Court salutes new students and their families