MIT Policy Hackathon produces new solutions for technology policy challenges
Hackathon explores policy solutions to challenges in cybersecurity, environmental justice, and city planning focused on post-pandemic efforts to build a better society.
The science of strength: How data analytics is transforming college basketball
Adam Petway, strength and conditioning coach for the University of Louisville, is using his MIT Professional Education training to improve player performance off the court.
Study: With masking and distancing in place, NFL stadium openings in 2020 had no impact on local Covid-19 infections
The findings may inform decisions on holding large outdoor gatherings amid future public health crises.
Reducing food waste to increase access to affordable foods
MIT alumni-founded Spoiler Alert matches major food brands with discount grocers to sell perishable products.
Helping companies optimize their websites and mobile apps
MIT alumni-founded Amplitude offers tools to help companies respond to the ways users interact with their digital products.
Exact symbolic artificial intelligence for faster, better assessment of AI fairness
Probabilistic programming language allows for fast, error-free answers to hard AI problems, including fairness.
A comprehensive study of technological change
New research using patent data could help inform decision-makers by predicting which technologies are improving the fastest.
MIT baseball coach uses sensors, motion capture technology to teach pitching
Visualization software and hardware could offer new possibilities for coaching and sports training.
New system cleans messy data tables automatically
With just 50 lines of code, the program spots and fixes likely errors.
Turning technology against human traffickers
Lincoln Laboratory connects counter–human trafficking community in pursuit of technology to help investigate cases.
A guide to when and how to build technology for social good
The first lesson? Most of the time, you probably shouldn’t build new civic tech.
Fair ball! Sports analytics reckons with equity
The 15th annual MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference puts social issues into play.
Making smart thermostats more efficient
A smart thermostat quickly learns to optimize building microclimates for both energy consumption and user preference.
Making data-informed Covid-19 testing plans
A new web-friendly modeling tool helps organizations build tailored Covid-19 testing strategies that can save money and reduce coronavirus spread.
What is the Covid-19 data tsunami telling policymakers?
A global team of researchers searches for insights during a weeklong virtual “datathon.”