Topic
Technology and society
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Hiroshi Ishii wins Association for Computing Machinery SIGCHI Lifetime Research Award
Media arts and sciences professor is recognized for a career of contributions to human-computer interaction.
February 20, 2019 -
Putting data privacy in the hands of users
New platform acts as a gatekeeper to ensure web services adhere to a user’s custom data restrictions.
February 20, 2019 -
Festival of Learning highlights innovation
Digital technologies, such as virtual reality, drive better outcomes for MIT students and global learners.
February 19, 2019 -
Local rocks can yield more crops
J-WAFS-funded MIT research team shows a new method of fertilizer production can better suit the needs of farms in Africa and around the globe.
February 12, 2019 -
Creating new spaces for art
Professor Judith Barry’s attention-grabbing installations create thought-provoking experiences for viewers.
February 11, 2019 -
President Reif calls for federal funding, focused education to address “opportunity and threat” of AI
In Financial Times op-ed, MIT president says higher education must teach students to be “AI bilingual.”
February 11, 2019 -
Letter regarding the MIT Schwarzman College of Computing working groups and Idea Bank
February 8, 2019 -
Peering under the hood of fake-news detectors
Study uncovers language patterns that AI models link to factual and false articles; underscores need for further testing.
February 6, 2019 -
3 Questions: Ken Urban on theater, science, and tech
The MIT Playwrights Lab founder discusses the varied connections between the sciences, technology, and the arts.
February 4, 2019 -
Want to squelch fake news? Let the readers take charge
Study shows audience judgments can identify online misinformation.
January 28, 2019 -
A faster, more efficient cryptocurrency
Design reduces by 99 percent the data users need to join the network and verify transactions.
January 23, 2019 -
AI, the law, and our future
MIT “Policy Congress” examines the complex terrain of artificial intelligence regulation.
January 18, 2019 -
MIT Press to co-publish new open-access Quantitative Science Studies journal
The International Society for Scientometrics and Informetrics, jointly with the MIT Press, launches a new open-access journal, for and by the scientometric community.
January 18, 2019 -
Science as a social practice
PhD student Marion Boulicault believes in an interdisciplinary path forward for science, feminism, and philosophy.
January 17, 2019 -
Introducing Scratch 3.0
The new version of the popular free coding platform builds on a robust community of kid coders.
January 8, 2019 -
Sound and technology unlock innovation at MIT
Cross-disciplinary projects at MIT probe the technological and aesthetic limits of sound.
December 26, 2018 -
Lidar accelerates hurricane recovery in the Carolinas
Lincoln Laboratory's lidar data, processed quickly with support from the organization MCNC, helped FEMA assess flooding and damages caused by Hurricane Florence.
December 21, 2018 -
Andrew Schneider’s "NERVOUS/SYSTEM" boldly launches MIT Performing
Production kicks off MIT Performing series promoting a research-based artistic practice that aims to serve as a new platform for contemporary performance.
December 19, 2018 -
Building site identified for MIT Stephen A. Schwarzman College of Computing
Headquarters would replace Building 44, forming an “entrance to computing” near the intersection of Vassar and Main streets.
December 19, 2018 -
3Q: Aleksander Madry on building trustworthy artificial intelligence
A recent MIT symposium explores methods for making artificial intelligence systems more reliable, secure, and transparent.
December 14, 2018