Assistant Professor Gabriele Farina mines the foundations of decision-making in complex multi-agent scenarios.
Study: Immigrants Help Address the US Eldercare Shortage
Economists find that in metro areas with more immigration, nurses are spending more time with elderly patients.
Economists find that in metro areas with more immigration, nurses are spending more time with elderly patients.
Robotically Assembled Building Blocks Could Make Construction More Efficient and Sustainable
New research suggests constructing a simple building from interlocking subunits should be mechanically feasible and have a much smaller carbon footprint.
New research suggests constructing a simple building from interlocking subunits should be mechanically feasible and have a much smaller carbon footprint.
Plants Can Sense the Sound of Rain, a New Study Finds
Experiments by MIT engineers show rice seeds sprout faster to the sound of rain.
Experiments by MIT engineers show rice seeds sprout faster to the sound of rain.
How to Expand the US Economy
In “Priority Technologies,” MIT faculty examine key areas of innovation that can drive American prosperity and security — now and in the decades ahead.
In “Priority Technologies,” MIT faculty examine key areas of innovation that can drive American prosperity and security — now and in the decades ahead.
Teaching AI Models to Say “I’m Not Sure”
A new training method improves the reliability of AI confidence estimates without sacrificing performance, addressing a root cause of hallucination in reasoning models.
A new training method improves the reliability of AI confidence estimates without sacrificing performance, addressing a root cause of hallucination in reasoning models.
Why Bother With Plausible Deniability?
Philosopher Sam Berstler explains why we have social norms that let people engage in open deception.
Philosopher Sam Berstler explains why we have social norms that let people engage in open deception.
Youth May Increase Vulnerability to a Carcinogen Found in Contaminated Water and Some Drugs
A new study suggests that the chemical NDMA is much more likely to cause cancerous mutations after exposure early in life.
A new study suggests that the chemical NDMA is much more likely to cause cancerous mutations after exposure early in life.
3 Questions: A Running Shoe That Adapts to the Runner
Associate Professor Skylar Tibbits discusses a new technology that uses granular convection to deliver individualized performance.
Associate Professor Skylar Tibbits discusses a new technology that uses granular convection to deliver individualized performance.
The Flawed Fundamentals of Failing Banks
MIT economist Emil Verner’s historical detective work shows how banking-sector crises develop out of bad business practices.
MIT economist Emil Verner’s historical detective work shows how banking-sector crises develop out of bad business practices.
Implantable Islet Cells Could Control Diabetes Without Insulin Injections
The cells can survive in the body for at least three months, producing enough insulin to control blood sugar levels, research shows.
The cells can survive in the body for at least three months, producing enough insulin to control blood sugar levels, research shows.
Study Reveals Why Some Cancer Therapies Don’t Work for All Patients
A backup survival pathway can help tumor cells resist certain lung cancer and other drugs. Combining therapies may offer a solution.
A backup survival pathway can help tumor cells resist certain lung cancer and other drugs. Combining therapies may offer a solution.
Jazz in the Key of Life
Saxophonist Miguel Zenón, a Grammy-winning MIT faculty member, creates a distinctive blend of jazz and traditional Puerto Rican music.
Saxophonist Miguel Zenón, a Grammy-winning MIT faculty member, creates a distinctive blend of jazz and traditional Puerto Rican music.
Evaluating the Ethics of Autonomous Systems
MIT researchers developed a testing framework that pinpoints situations where AI decision-support systems are not treating people and communities fairly.
MIT researchers developed a testing framework that pinpoints situations where AI decision-support systems are not treating people and communities fairly.
A Philosophy of Work
As the NC Ethics of Technology Postdoctoral Fellow, Michal Masny is advancing dialogue, teaching, and research into the social and ethical dimensions of new computing technologies.
As the NC Ethics of Technology Postdoctoral Fellow, Michal Masny is advancing dialogue, teaching, and research into the social and ethical dimensions of new computing technologies.
Why Does Wealth Inequality Matter?
An MIT Stone Center event examined the origins, mechanisms, and political consequences of high inequality.
An MIT Stone Center event examined the origins, mechanisms, and political consequences of high inequality.