MIT field experiment from India finds a one-time economic boost helps the very poor fare better for at least a decade.
Characters for Good, Created by Artificial Intelligence
The results could improve health and well-being and contribute to personalized education.
The results could improve health and well-being and contribute to personalized education.
Towards New Musics: What the Future Holds for Sound Creativity
Can we meaningfully allow for a given piece of music to morph and evolve with different impact on each hearing?
Can we meaningfully allow for a given piece of music to morph and evolve with different impact on each hearing?
Model Predicts Cognitive Decline Due to Alzheimer’s Up to Two Years Out
Researchers hope the system can zero in on the right patients to enroll in clinical trials, to speed discovery of drug treatments.
Researchers hope the system can zero in on the right patients to enroll in clinical trials, to speed discovery of drug treatments.
Guitar Machine
Imagine a robotic attachment for a guitar that allows a human artist and a robot to share the act of playing the instrument.
Imagine a robotic attachment for a guitar that allows a human artist and a robot to share the act of playing the instrument.
Building With Bio: How to Grow (Almost) Anything
Molecular biology fundamentally computes to build; it is an information processing system. — Neil Gershenfeld, Director of MIT Center for Bits + Atoms
Molecular biology fundamentally computes to build; it is an information processing system. — Neil Gershenfeld, Director of MIT Center for Bits + Atoms
Study: Social Robots Can Benefit Hospitalized Children
A new study demonstrates, for the first time, that “social robots” used in support sessions held in pediatric units at hospitals can lead to more positive emotions in sick children.
A new study demonstrates, for the first time, that “social robots” used in support sessions held in pediatric units at hospitals can lead to more positive emotions in sick children.
An AI Smartwatch that Detects Seizures
Helping to prevent sudden death of people with epilepsy.
Helping to prevent sudden death of people with epilepsy.
[bike] swarm
Imagine that as solitary bikes come together, their lights begin to pulsate at the same cadence
Imagine that as solitary bikes come together, their lights begin to pulsate at the same cadence
AI, Automation, Labor, and Cities: How to Map the Future of Work
We need new forcasting techniques for the future of work.
We need new forcasting techniques for the future of work.
The Atlas of Inequality
Economic inequality isn't just limited to neighborhoods; it's part of the places you visit every day.
Economic inequality isn’t just limited to neighborhoods; it’s part of the places you visit every day.
Designing Social Robots for Older Adults
The limitations of current solutions to assisting older adults, the increased social and emotional toll on caregivers, and the inability of institutions to create structural solutions in a timely manner calls for a paradigm shift in the way we approach aging.
The limitations of current solutions to assisting older adults, the increased social and emotional toll on caregivers, and the inability of institutions to create structural solutions in a timely manner calls for a paradigm shift in the way we approach aging.
Untold Possibilities at the Last Minute
“Untold Possibilities at the Last Minute” presents local artists working to spread the message of what is coming, adaptions we can make now to reduce climate change, and how we can prepare for a warmer future
“Untold Possibilities at the Last Minute” presents local artists working to spread the message of what is coming, adaptions we can make now to reduce climate change, and how we can prepare for a warmer future
Creating a Space Sustainability Rating
Space is becoming increasingly congested, with over 20,000 pieces of debris larger than 10 centimeters, including inactive satellites and discarded rocket parts hurtling around in Earth’s orbit.
Space is becoming increasingly congested, with over 20,000 pieces of debris larger than 10 centimeters, including inactive satellites and discarded rocket parts hurtling around in Earth’s orbit.
Artificial Intelligence Can Be Biased: Why That Matters
"Project Gender Shades" at MIT looks at the ethics of artificial intelligence.
“Project Gender Shades” at MIT looks at the ethics of artificial intelligence.