Juana De La O: Food for thought
This biology graduate student is building connections through her thesis work in mouse development and her passion for cooking and baking.
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Does “food as medicine” make a big dent in diabetes?
Study of rigorous trial shows mixed results, suggests need to keep examining how nutrition can combat a pervasive disease.
MIT in the media: 2023 in review
MIT community members made headlines with key research advances and their efforts to tackle pressing challenges.
Image recognition accuracy: An unseen challenge confounding today’s AI
“Minimum viewing time” benchmark gauges image recognition complexity for AI systems by measuring the time needed for accurate human identification.
How do reasonable people disagree?
A study by philosopher Kevin Dorst explains how political differences can result from a process of “rational polarization.”
Dennis Whyte steps down as director of the Plasma Science and Fusion Center
After building an organization notable for its growth and human-centered culture, Whyte rejoins the PSFC as a faculty member and researcher.
Panel examines Israel-Hamas conflict
As military action continues, experts at an MIT event analyze what may lie ahead.
Printing a new approach to fusion power plant materials
MIT PhD student Alexander O’Brien is working to deliver the next generation of fusion devices through research on additive manufacturing of metal-ceramic composites.
New tools are available to help reduce the energy that AI models devour
Amid the race to make AI bigger and better, Lincoln Laboratory is developing ways to reduce power, train efficiently, and make energy use transparent.
Have you heard about the “whom of which” trend?
An MIT student and linguistics professor spot an emerging English phrase and examine what it tells us about syntax — but questions remain.
Q&A: The BRICS expansion and the global balance of power
MIT political scientist Taylor Fravel examines the potential and limitations of a bigger BRICS group of countries — and what it means for the U.S.
Re-imagining our theories of language
Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences faculty members Ev Fedorenko, Ted Gibson, and Roger Levy believe they can answer a fundamental question: What is the purpose of language?
Study decodes surprising approach mice take in learning
In a simple game that humans typically ace, mice learn the winning strategy, too, but refuse to commit to it, new research shows.
AI helps robots manipulate objects with their whole bodies
With a new technique, a robot can reason efficiently about moving objects using more than just its fingertips.
Making aviation fuel from biomass
MIT researchers are converting the plant material lignin into hydrocarbon molecules that could help make jet fuel 100 percent sustainable.