MIT students travel to the Amazon, working with locals to address the plastics sustainability crisis.
Want to Climb the Leadership Ladder? Try Debate Training
Experiments find debate training boosts careers by enhancing assertiveness and communications techniques.
Experiments find debate training boosts careers by enhancing assertiveness and communications techniques.
Study: Climate Change Will Reduce the Number of Satellites That Can Safely Orbit in Space
Increasing greenhouse gas emissions will reduce the atmosphere’s ability to burn up old space junk, MIT scientists report.
Increasing greenhouse gas emissions will reduce the atmosphere’s ability to burn up old space junk, MIT scientists report.
Study: The Ozone Hole Is Healing, Thanks to Global Reduction of CFCs
New results show with high statistical confidence that ozone recovery is going strong.
New results show with high statistical confidence that ozone recovery is going strong.
Why Rationality Can Push People in Different Directions
Philosopher Kevin Dorst’s work examines how we apply rational thought to everyday life.
Philosopher Kevin Dorst’s work examines how we apply rational thought to everyday life.
Designing Better Ways to Deliver Drugs
Graduate student and MathWorks Fellow Louis DeRidder is developing a device to make chemotherapy dosing more accurate for individual patients.
Graduate student and MathWorks Fellow Louis DeRidder is developing a device to make chemotherapy dosing more accurate for individual patients.
Robotic Helper Making Mistakes? Just Nudge It in the Right Direction
New research could allow a person to correct a robot’s actions in real-time, using the kind of feedback they’d give another human.
New research could allow a person to correct a robot’s actions in real-time, using the kind of feedback they’d give another human.
Sometimes, When Competitors Collaborate, Everybody Wins
Engineers developed a planning tool that can help independent entities decide when they should invest in joint projects.
Engineers developed a planning tool that can help independent entities decide when they should invest in joint projects.
A Protein From Tiny Tardigrades May Help Cancer Patients Tolerate Radiation Therapy
When scientists stimulated cells to produce a protein that helps “water bears” survive extreme environments, the tissue showed much less DNA damage after radiation treatment.
When scientists stimulated cells to produce a protein that helps “water bears” survive extreme environments, the tissue showed much less DNA damage after radiation treatment.
Rebuilding Ukraine
A collaboration between MIT professors of urban studies and planning and the Association of Ukrainian Cities aims to empower Ukraine’s municipal leaders to drive recovery after the war.
A collaboration between MIT professors of urban studies and planning and the Association of Ukrainian Cities aims to empower Ukraine’s municipal leaders to drive recovery after the war.
Fiber Computer Allows Apparel to Run Apps and “Understand” the Wearer
MIT researchers developed a fiber computer and networked several of them into a garment that learns to identify physical activities.
MIT researchers developed a fiber computer and networked several of them into a garment that learns to identify physical activities.
Study: Even After Learning the Right Idea, Humans and Animals Still Seem to Test Other Approaches
New research adds evidence that learning a successful strategy for approaching a task doesn’t prevent further exploration, even if doing so reduces performance.
New research adds evidence that learning a successful strategy for approaching a task doesn’t prevent further exploration, even if doing so reduces performance.
Can Deep Learning Transform Heart Failure Prevention?
A deep neural network called CHAIS may soon replace invasive procedures like catheterization as the new gold standard for monitoring heart health.
A deep neural network called CHAIS may soon replace invasive procedures like catheterization as the new gold standard for monitoring heart health.
Study in India Shows Kids Use Different Math Skills at Work vs. School
Students can excel at mental math in marketplace jobs but struggle with formal math in the classroom, and vice versa.
Students can excel at mental math in marketplace jobs but struggle with formal math in the classroom, and vice versa.
Expanding Robot Perception
Associate Professor Luca Carlone is working to give robots a more human-like awareness of their environment.
Associate Professor Luca Carlone is working to give robots a more human-like awareness of their environment.
Smart Carbon Dioxide Removal Yields Economic and Environmental Benefits
MIT study finds a diversified portfolio of carbon dioxide removal options delivers the best return on investment.
MIT study finds a diversified portfolio of carbon dioxide removal options delivers the best return on investment.