Celebrating pioneering women in STEM at the MIT Libraries
For Ada Lovelace Day, a look at 10 women in STEM history from MIT’s rare books collection.
Making smarter decisions about classroom technologies
MIT researchers develop a decision-making tool for global classrooms looking to deploy educational technologies.
Q&A: How Twitter explains the 2016 election
“Electome” project charts the national conversation in unique detail.
Solve at HUBweek offers local showcase, global springboard for solutions to society’s challenges
Innovators from many sectors to tackle issues involving the digital economy, education, and more.
Media Lab conference addresses gender bias, diversity, and inclusion in STEM
Megan Smith ’86, SM ’88 and other thought leaders offer advice to students on how women in STEM fields can develop skills for navigating life and work.
Genomes, good news, and you
Personal genomic data makes a bigger impact when it portends well, a new study finds.
Surrounded by questions
PhD student Nils Wernerfelt deploys the tools of economics to address his many questions about the world.
New method developed for producing some metals
Using electricity rather than heat can reduce both energy costs and greenhouse gas emissions.
MIT-USAID program releases technology evaluation of water test kits
Study of water test kits used in Gujarat, India, assesses suitability, scalability, and sustainability.
Scene at MIT: Margaret Hamilton’s Apollo code
A brief history of the famous 1969 photo of the software that sent humans to the moon.
Reducing emissions, improving technology: A mutually reinforcing cycle
An MIT study on the connection between technology development and emissions-reduction policies informs Paris climate negotiations.
Professor Emeritus Seymour Papert, pioneer of constructionist learning, dies at 88
World-renowned mathematician, learning theorist, and educational-technology visionary was a founding faculty member of the MIT Media Lab.
Using data to inform the connections between technology and policy
MIT Institute for Data, Systems, and Society research from the Technology and Policy Program highlights multidisciplinary approaches to data-driven policies.