Research from the MIT Center for Constructive Communication finds leading AI models perform worse for users with lower English proficiency, less formal education, and non-US origins.
3 Questions: Exploring the Mechanisms Underlying Changes During Infection
Zuri Sullivan, a new assistant professor of biology and Whitehead Institute member, studies why we get sick, and whether aspects of illness, such as disrupted appetite, contribute to host defense.
Zuri Sullivan, a new assistant professor of biology and Whitehead Institute member, studies why we get sick, and whether aspects of illness, such as disrupted appetite, contribute to host defense.
New Study Unveils the Mechanism Behind “Boomerang” Earthquakes
These ricocheting ruptures may be more common than previously thought.
These ricocheting ruptures may be more common than previously thought.
3D-Printing Platform Rapidly Produces Complex Electric Machines
Overcoming challenges of 3D printing with multiple functional materials, MIT researchers fabricated an electric linear motor in hours.
Overcoming challenges of 3D printing with multiple functional materials, MIT researchers fabricated an electric linear motor in hours.
A New Way to Make Steel Could Reduce America’s Reliance on Imports
Hertha Metals, founded by Laureen Meroueh SM ’18, PhD ’20, uses natural gas and electricity to produce steel and high-purity iron for magnets.
Hertha Metals, founded by Laureen Meroueh SM ’18, PhD ’20, uses natural gas and electricity to produce steel and high-purity iron for magnets.
Accelerating Science with AI and Simulations
Associate Professor Rafael Gómez-Bombarelli has spent his career applying AI to improve scientific discovery. Now he believes we are at an inflection point.
Associate Professor Rafael Gómez-Bombarelli has spent his career applying AI to improve scientific discovery. Now he believes we are at an inflection point.
3 Questions: Using AI to Help Olympic Skaters Land a Quint
MIT Sports Lab researchers are applying AI technologies to help figure skaters improve. They also have thoughts on whether five-rotation jumps are humanly possible.
MIT Sports Lab researchers are applying AI technologies to help figure skaters improve. They also have thoughts on whether five-rotation jumps are humanly possible.
Young and Gifted
Joshua Bennett’s new book profiles American prodigies, examining the personal and social dimensions of cultivating promise.
Joshua Bennett’s new book profiles American prodigies, examining the personal and social dimensions of cultivating promise.
Q&A: A Simpler Way to Understand Syntax
A new book by Professor Ted Gibson brings together his years of teaching and research to detail the rules of how words combine.
A new book by Professor Ted Gibson brings together his years of teaching and research to detail the rules of how words combine.
Study: The Infant Universe’s “Primordial Soup” Was Actually Soupy
MIT physicists observed the first clear evidence that quarks create a wake as they speed through quark-gluon plasma, confirming the plasma behaves like a liquid.
MIT physicists observed the first clear evidence that quarks create a wake as they speed through quark-gluon plasma, confirming the plasma behaves like a liquid.
Fewer Layovers, Better-Connected Airports, More Firm Growth
Research shows direct flights and links to key airports help multinational firms expand globally and decide where to invest.
Research shows direct flights and links to key airports help multinational firms expand globally and decide where to invest.
Study: High-Fat Diets Make Liver Cells More Likely to Become Cancerous
New research suggests liver cells exposed to too much fat revert to an immature state that is more susceptible to cancer-causing mutations.
New research suggests liver cells exposed to too much fat revert to an immature state that is more susceptible to cancer-causing mutations.
Study: More Eyes on the Skies Will Help Planes Reduce Climate-Warming Contrails
Images from geostationary satellites alone aren’t enough to help planes avoid contrail-prone regions, MIT researchers report.
Images from geostationary satellites alone aren’t enough to help planes avoid contrail-prone regions, MIT researchers report.
New Study Suggests a Way to Rejuvenate the Immune System
Stimulating the liver to produce some of the signals of the thymus can reverse age-related declines in T-cell populations and enhance response to vaccination.
Stimulating the liver to produce some of the signals of the thymus can reverse age-related declines in T-cell populations and enhance response to vaccination.
“Robot, Make Me a Chair”
An AI-driven system lets users design and build simple, multicomponent objects by describing them with words.
An AI-driven system lets users design and build simple, multicomponent objects by describing them with words.
Enabling Small Language Models to Solve Complex Reasoning Tasks
The “self-steering” DisCIPL system directs small models to work together on tasks with constraints, like itinerary planning and budgeting.
The “self-steering” DisCIPL system directs small models to work together on tasks with constraints, like itinerary planning and budgeting.