Demystifying machine-learning systems
A new method automatically describes, in natural language, what the individual components of a neural network do.
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Where legal, voting by those in prison is rare, study shows
The findings suggest voting by incarcerated people is unlikely to affect electoral outcomes, in contrast to some assumptions.
When should someone trust an AI assistant’s predictions?
Researchers have created a method to help workers collaborate with artificial intelligence systems.
MIT in the media: 2021 in review
MIT community members made headlines around the world for their innovative approaches to addressing problems local and global.
For stem cells, bigger doesn’t mean better
MIT biologists show that enlargement of blood stem cells restricts their ability to generate new blood cells during aging.
Solving puzzles of international trade, war, and order
Assistant Professor Mariya Grinberg works at the intersection of economics and national security, building better theories of state behavior.
3 Questions: Investigating a long-standing neutrino mystery
Graduate student Nicholas Kamp describes the MicroBooNE experiment and its implications for our understanding of fundamental particles.
Volta Labs: Improving workflows for genetic applications
Udayan Umapathi SM ’17 and Will Langford SM ’14, PhD ’19 are co-founders of a Media Lab spinoff building a full-stack platform to enable automation for genomics and genetic engineering.
Punishment for the people
Professor Lily Tsai’s new book explains how “retributive justice,” the high-profile sanctioning of some in society, helps authoritarians solidify public support.
3 Questions: Understanding the Haiti earthquakes
Assistant professors Camilla Cattania and William Frank discuss the science behind the 2010 and 2021 earthquakes in Haiti.
Weighing cancer cells to personalize drug choices
A new study shows a link between patient survival and changes in tumor cell mass after glioblastoma treatment.
Climate and sustainability classes expand at MIT
MIT offers over 120 undergraduate classes related to sustainability, a sign of growing student and faculty interest in the environmental impacts of their fields.
3 Questions: Martin Schmidt on MIT’s Strategic Action Plan for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
MIT’s provost discusses how community building, collaboration, accountability, and critical investments will build a more impactful MIT.
Making voting easier for previously incarcerated people
People rarely vote after being incarcerated. Associate Professor Ariel White wonders what can be done about it.
A material difference
A passion for biomaterials inspires PhD candidate Eesha Khare to tackle climate change.