Mark Rober tells MIT graduates to throw themselves into the unknown
The engineer and YouTuber advises the Class of 2023 to embrace optimism and collaboration.
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President Sally Kornbluth’s charge to the Class of 2023
“Curiosity is endlessly electrifying,” Kornbluth told graduates.
Pamela Z: Singing the body electric
Combining digital technology with the human voice, Eugene McDermott Award in the Arts at MIT winner Pamela Z creates layered music from everyday life.
Even lawyers don’t like legalese
A new study shows lawyers find simplified legal documents easier to understand, more appealing, and just as enforceable as traditional contracts.
3 Questions: Sara Prescott on the brain-body connection
New MIT faculty member investigates how sensory input from within the body controls mammalian physiology and behavior.
A better way to study ocean currents
A new machine-learning model makes more accurate predictions about ocean currents, which could help with tracking plastic pollution and oil spills, and aid in search and rescue.
That moment when you’re nodding off is a sweet spot for creativity
A new study finds people are more creative after waking from the earliest stage of sleep, especially when they are guided to dream about a particular topic.
3 Questions: Jacob Andreas on large language models
The CSAIL scientist describes natural language processing research through state-of-the-art machine-learning models and investigation of how language can enhance other types of artificial intelligence.
Adventures in the Pappalardo Lab
Daniel Braunstein, director of the Pappalardo Undergraduate Teaching Laboratories, found his calling at MIT's hands-on mechanical engineering space.
Scientists discover how mutations in a language gene produce speech deficits
Faulty versions of the Foxp2 gene disrupt neurons’ ability to form synapses in brain regions involved in speech, a new study shows.
In a time of war, a new effort to help
MIT-Ukraine program leaders describe the work they are undertaking as they shape a novel project to help a country in crisis.
With music and merriment, MIT celebrates the inauguration of Sally Kornbluth
Thousands packed Killian and Hockfield courts to enjoy student performances, amusement park rides, and food ahead of Inauguration Day.
How a new sound hit center stage
Joshua Bennett’s latest book chronicles how the spoken-word poetry movement took hold in America.
Exploring the bow shock and beyond
PhD student Rishabh Datta seeks further understanding of astrophysical phenomena.
Studying consciousness without affecting it
A new study tests an alternative to external stimulation for measuring when subjects lose and regain responsiveness during sedation and anesthesia.