Technology and society

Sloan site to share teaching resources, knowledge

MSTIR to provide free case studies, course materials to faculty and students worldwide

January 26, 2009

Patrick J. McGovern Professor of Information Systems in the School of Management and Director of CCI Thomas W. Malone.

Putting heads (and computers) together to solve global problems

MIT's Center for Collective Intelligence (CCI) looks to take advantage of strength in numbers

January 13, 2009

Elizabeth Goldring with the camera she developed.

Beyond the mind's eye

Visually challenged MIT poet's 'seeing machine' allows photos by the sight-impaired

January 13, 2009

Teens' inspirations for pursuing STEM careers. (2009 Lemelson-MIT Invention Index includes a nationally representative survey sample size of 500 teens).

Teens prepared for math, science careers, yet lack mentors

Lemelson-MIT Invention Index uncovers teens' views

January 7, 2009

A new vision for people in space

Report outlines goals for future of human space program

December 16, 2008

OCW welcomes 50 million visitors

MIT's ambitious program hits key milestone

December 2, 2008

Bringing the power of information to the people

New software helps locals deal with natural gas companies

December 2, 2008

The dendrite ofÂ a new neuron in the brain (labeled in red). The small yellow spots are synapses that the new neuron is receiving.

Not as easy as it may seem

Study sees challenges for integrating new neurons into brain

November 21, 2008

Photo exhibit highlights water wheel history, design

November 19, 2008

David Kirkpatrick (left), Chairman of Plymouth Rock Studios, Cynthia Breazeal, co-director of Media Lab's Center for Future Storytelling, and Frank Moss, director of the MIT Media Lab, with Nexi, a mobile, dexterous social robot developed by Breazeal's Personal Robots research group.

Media Lab creates Center for Future Storytelling

Teams up with Plymouth Rock Studios to reinvent the movies

November 18, 2008

Senior Paul Blascovich watches surgical robot operating from left, while teaching assistant Lael Odhner plays with arm. Junior Tony McDonald watches from back, Junior Ian Rust and instructor Harrison Chin watch from center and right of "patient."

Going under the (robotic) knife

Engineering students design robots to remove tumors

November 17, 2008

Regional finalists in Siemens Competition showcase work at MIT on Nov. 7-8

November 7, 2008

Development fair to showcase world of opportunities on Oct. 3

October 1, 2008

MIT senior Jodie Wu helps gather shelled corn after employing a new system she helped introduce in Tanzanian villages. The new device for processing corn consists of a simple attachment to a bicycle.

An a-maize-ing path out of poverty

D-Lab-developed device makes corn processing more efficient

October 1, 2008

Prioritizing science: MIT experts weigh in ahead of election

September 30, 2008

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