Project leaders at the MIT Language Acquisition Lab say their research could shed new light on the nature of language learning.
Embracing the Future We Need
MIT Sloan Professor Andy Sun works to improve the electricity grid so it can better use renewable energy.
MIT Sloan Professor Andy Sun works to improve the electricity grid so it can better use renewable energy.
Communicating Across Time
TeleAbsence, a project from the MIT Media Lab, probes and imitates the way humans process feelings of belonging, love, and loss.
TeleAbsence, a project from the MIT Media Lab, probes and imitates the way humans process feelings of belonging, love, and loss.
3 Questions: Boosting Concrete’s Ability to Serve as a Natural “Carbon Sink”
MIT CSHub postdoc Damian Stefaniuk unpacks new research to bolster concrete’s natural carbon sequestration potential by adding sodium bicarbonate in mixes.
MIT CSHub postdoc Damian Stefaniuk unpacks new research to bolster concrete’s natural carbon sequestration potential by adding sodium bicarbonate in mixes.
AI Model Can Help Determine Where a Patient’s Cancer Arose
Predictions from the OncoNPC model could enable doctors to choose targeted treatments for difficult-to-treat tumors.
Predictions from the OncoNPC model could enable doctors to choose targeted treatments for difficult-to-treat tumors.
Addressing Food Insecurity in Arid Regions With an Open-Source Evaporative Cooling Chamber Design
Less expensive than refrigerated cold rooms, this cooling chamber offers accessible cold storage for smallholder farmers.
Less expensive than refrigerated cold rooms, this cooling chamber offers accessible cold storage for smallholder farmers.
Changing Attitudes About Jobs and Gender in India
PhD candidate Lisa Ho ’17 studies barriers that limit women’s participation in the labor force.
PhD candidate Lisa Ho ’17 studies barriers that limit women’s participation in the labor force.
Q&A: Alexey Makarin on Why Social Media Harms Youth Mental Health
MIT professor discusses the US surgeon general’s recent advisory and why scrolling social media can lead to depression and anxiety.
MIT professor discusses the US surgeon general’s recent advisory and why scrolling social media can lead to depression and anxiety.
The Philosophical Side of Cinema
MIT students examine movies, art, and ethics from both the producer and audience perspectives.
MIT students examine movies, art, and ethics from both the producer and audience perspectives.
Understanding Viral Justice
Author and African American studies scholar Ruha Benjamin urges MIT Libraries staff to “re-imagine the default settings” of technology for a more just future.
Author and African American studies scholar Ruha Benjamin urges MIT Libraries staff to “re-imagine the default settings” of technology for a more just future.
Study Finds Tracking Brain Waves Could Reduce Post-Op Complications
Distinctive EEG patterns indicate when a patient’s state of unconsciousness under general anesthesia is more profound than necessary.
Distinctive EEG patterns indicate when a patient’s state of unconsciousness under general anesthesia is more profound than necessary.
Magnetic Robots Walk, Crawl, and Swim
New soft-bodied robots that can be controlled by a simple magnetic field are well suited to work in confined spaces.
New soft-bodied robots that can be controlled by a simple magnetic field are well suited to work in confined spaces.
Study Finds ChatGPT Boosts Worker Productivity for Some Writing Tasks
A new report by MIT researchers highlights the potential of generative AI to help workers with certain writing assignments.
A new report by MIT researchers highlights the potential of generative AI to help workers with certain writing assignments.
How an “AI-Tocracy” Emerges
In China, the use of AI-driven facial recognition helps the regime repress dissent while enhancing the technology, researchers report.
In China, the use of AI-driven facial recognition helps the regime repress dissent while enhancing the technology, researchers report.
Why Big Changes Early in Life Can Help Later On
Study shows moving can help foster a more robust social network, by strengthening “long ties” with others.
Study shows moving can help foster a more robust social network, by strengthening “long ties” with others.
When Computer Vision Works More Like a Brain, It Sees More Like People Do
Training artificial neural networks with data from real brains can make computer vision more robust.
Training artificial neural networks with data from real brains can make computer vision more robust.