A new book by scholar and military officer Erik Lin-Greenberg examines the evolving dynamics of military and state action centered around drones.
Teaching Large Language Models How to Absorb New Knowledge
With a new method developed at MIT, an LLM behaves more like a student, writing notes that it studies to memorize new information.
With a new method developed at MIT, an LLM behaves more like a student, writing notes that it studies to memorize new information.
Q&A: How Folk Ballads Explain the World
Ruth Perry’s new book profiles Anna Gordon, a Scotswoman who preserved and transmitted precious popular ballads, and with them national traditions.
Ruth Perry’s new book profiles Anna Gordon, a Scotswoman who preserved and transmitted precious popular ballads, and with them national traditions.
A New Patch Could Help to Heal the Heart
MIT engineers developed a programmable drug-delivery patch that can promote tissue healing and blood vessel regrowth following a heart attack.
MIT engineers developed a programmable drug-delivery patch that can promote tissue healing and blood vessel regrowth following a heart attack.
3 Questions: How AI Is Helping Us Monitor and Support Vulnerable Ecosystems
MIT PhD student and CSAIL researcher Justin Kay describes his work combining AI and computer vision systems to monitor the ecosystems that support our planet.
MIT PhD student and CSAIL researcher Justin Kay describes his work combining AI and computer vision systems to monitor the ecosystems that support our planet.
Study Reveals the Role of Geography in the Opioid Crisis
The findings point to state policies involving the presence of “pill mills” as influences on addiction over time.
The findings point to state policies involving the presence of “pill mills” as influences on addiction over time.
This Is Your Brain Without Sleep
New research shows attention lapses due to sleep deprivation coincide with a flushing of fluid from the brain — a process that normally occurs during sleep.
New research shows attention lapses due to sleep deprivation coincide with a flushing of fluid from the brain — a process that normally occurs during sleep.
Studying War in the New Nuclear Age
MIT political scientist Caitlin Talmadge scrutinizes military postures and international dynamics to understand the risks of escalation.
MIT political scientist Caitlin Talmadge scrutinizes military postures and international dynamics to understand the risks of escalation.
Study: Identifying Kids Who Need Help Learning to Read Isn’t as Easy as A, B, C
While most states mandate screenings to guide early interventions for children struggling with reading, many teachers feel underprepared to administer and interpret them.
While most states mandate screenings to guide early interventions for children struggling with reading, many teachers feel underprepared to administer and interpret them.
Creating AI That Matters
How the MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab is shaping AI-sociotechnical systems for the future.
How the MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab is shaping AI-sociotechnical systems for the future.
Blending Neuroscience, AI, and Music to Create Mental Health Innovations
Media Lab PhD student Kimaya Lecamwasam researches how music can shape well-being.
Media Lab PhD student Kimaya Lecamwasam researches how music can shape well-being.
Engineered “Natural Killer” Cells Could Help Fight Cancer
A new study identifies genetic modifications that make these immune cells, known as CAR-NK cells, more effective at destroying cancer cells.
A new study identifies genetic modifications that make these immune cells, known as CAR-NK cells, more effective at destroying cancer cells.
Fighting for the Health of the Planet With AI
Assistant Professor Priya Donti’s research applies machine learning to optimize renewable energy.
Assistant Professor Priya Donti’s research applies machine learning to optimize renewable energy.
Study Sheds Light on Musicians’ Enhanced Attention
Brain imaging suggests people with musical training may be better than others at filtering out distracting sounds.
Brain imaging suggests people with musical training may be better than others at filtering out distracting sounds.
3 Questions: How a New Mission to Uranus Could Be Just Around the Corner
PhD student Chloe Gentgen discusses why the ice giant is such a high-priority solar system target, and how the Starship launch vehicle may hasten our explorations there.
PhD student Chloe Gentgen discusses why the ice giant is such a high-priority solar system target, and how the Starship launch vehicle may hasten our explorations there.
MIT Cognitive Scientists Reveal Why Some Sentences Stand Out From Others
Sentences that are highly dissimilar from anything we’ve seen before are more likely to be remembered accurately.
Sentences that are highly dissimilar from anything we’ve seen before are more likely to be remembered accurately.