Brain surgery training from an avatar
MIT.nano Immersion Lab works with AR/VR startup to create transcontinental medical instruction.
“We offer another place for knowledge”
After acquiring data science and AI skills from MIT, Jospin Hassan shared them with his community in the Dzaleka Refugee Camp in Malawi and built pathways for talented learners.
Play it again, Spirio
A piano that captures the data of live performance offers the MIT community new possibilities for studying and experimenting with music.
Smart glove teaches new physical skills
Adaptive smart glove from MIT CSAIL researchers can send tactile feedback to teach users new skills, guide robots with more precise manipulation, and help train surgeons and pilots.
Entrepreneur creates career pathways with MIT OpenCourseWare
June Odongo uses free, online MIT courses to train high-quality candidates, making them job-ready.
How the brain responds to reward is linked to socioeconomic background
An MIT study finds the brains of children who grow up in less affluent households are less responsive to rewarding experiences.
Bridging the gap between preschool policy, practice, and research
At an MIT Blueprint Labs Preschool Research Convening, researchers present studies on early childhood education and discuss new research directions with practitioners.
“MIT can give you ‘superpowers’”
MITx MicroMasters credential leads learner to accelerated graduate program in data science.
MIT Bootcamps enables aspiring innovators to find solutions that improve the patient experience
Driven by deeply personal experiences, three entrepreneurs find inspiration from MIT to empower patients and change their lives.
Teen uses calculus learned through MITx to better understand his cancer treatment
High schooler Dustin Liang estimated his blood cell counts by applying knowledge from an MITx course and talking to doctors.
The brain may learn about the world the same way some computational models do
Two studies find “self-supervised” models, which learn about their environment from unlabeled data, can show activity patterns similar to those of the mammalian brain.
How adults understand what kids are saying
It’s not easy to parse young children’s words, but adults’ beliefs about what children want to communicate helps make it possible, a new study finds.
Mobilizing creative learning with OctoStudio
A new coding app from the Lifelong Kindergarten group at the MIT Media Lab enables young people around the world to use mobile devices to express themselves creatively.
Learning how to learn
In a new book, Richard “Dick” Larson draws on a lifelong commitment to STEM education at MIT to offer accessible advice on solving everyday problems and making smarter decisions.
Practicing mindfulness with an app may improve children’s mental health
New research suggests daily mindfulness training at home helped reduce kids’ stress levels and negative emotions.