LocationBartos Theatre, MIT Media Lab DescriptionThe MIT Media Laboratory is launching a Social Health Initiative, and a series of inaugura…
Locationde Rothschild Room (E15-283) DescriptionThe MIT Media Laboratory is launching a Social Health Initiative, and a series of inaugural…
Former Visiting Scholar
The Space Exploration Initiative will be sharing eight paper presentations at the International Astronautical Congress in Washington DC
On May 23, 2022, Wiring WIC, a virtual symposium hosted by the WIC Health and Technology Initiative—a project of New America in collaborat…
Dr. Katlyn Turner presents "Towards Intersectional Equity in Complex Sociotechnical Systems" at the University of Michigan.
Instead of building on a reactive health-care system centered around treating disease rather than preventing it, the Lab's Social Health Li…
MIT Media Lab Space Exploration Initiative
The presentation will highlight the work of the Space Enabled research group at the MIT Media Lab.
The July edition of the Media Lab Focus series for member companies starts next week! The theme is New Health, and wil…
Dr. Mitchell Kirschner presents at the Integrate23 Digital Engineering Conference applying the EVDT Framework to Disaster ManagementDr. Mit…
Peer review of grant applications is the cornerstone of the US research enterprise. Scientists are routinely asked to serve as peer reviewe…
Peer review of grant applications is the cornerstone of the US research enterprise. Scientists are routinely asked to serve as peer reviewe…
Peer review of grant applications is the cornerstone of the US research enterprise. Scientists are routinely asked to serve as peer reviewe…
In celebration of the 20th anniversary of BSN, this special panel discussion is set to unveil the intricate journey of wearable computing a…
LocationE14-633 DescriptionThe continued miniaturization of computational devices is set to revolutionize the field of healthcare and healt…
In celebration of the 20th anniversary of BSN, this special panel discussion is set to unveil the intricate journey of wearable computing a…
MIT Future Founders Initiative announces prize competition to promote female entrepreneurs in biotech.
The internet enabled people to easily call each other without a phone company, send a document without a mail carrier, or publish an articl…
Former Head of Strategic Partnerships, DCI
Former Research Scientist
Democratizing access to space.
Mohan, A. "Health Technology: Design of Bandage-Sized Wireless Sensors and Effect of Ambient Displays on Social Support and Diabetes Management"
We are developing a mobile phone-based platform to assist people with chronic diseases, panic-anxiety disorders, or addictions. Making use …
"Guidelines for Lab Design: Health and Safety Considerations"
Kristen Dorsey discusses developments in soft mechanical sensors, 3D printed textiles, and the need for culture change in academia.
New program, Advancing Wellness, combines academics with on-the-ground initiatives to promote better health at MIT and beyond.
The DCI’s position between academia and industry, their policy on conflicts of interest, and their most fascinating research topics.
This will be a virtual event as part of the 16th ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction (HRI 2022)
Stibe, Agnis. "Persuasive Cities: Health Behavior Change at Scale." Alexander Meschtscherjakov Boris De Ruyter Verena Fuchsberger Martin Murer (2016): 42.
Secure AI Labs, founded by alumna Anne Kim and MIT Professor Manolis Kellis, anonymizes data for AI researchers.
Dr. Valentina Sumini participated as invited speaker to the Space Week at EXPO Dubai 2020 in occasion of the panel "The lunar space economy…
Professor of Media Arts and Sciences; MIT Dean for Digital Learning
Professor Danielle Wood, Dr. Katlyn Turner, and David Colby Reed will present on "Sustainability in Earth and Space" at AIAA ASCEND.
Burd, L. "Technological Initiatives for Social Empowerment: Design Experiments in Technology-Supported Youth Participation and Local Civic Engagement"
Highlighting work from Danielle Wood, Sharif Islam, Ufuoma Ovienmhada, Katlyn Turner, and Priscilla Baltezar.
Living in space could have significant physical and mental impacts on astronauts. Wearables have the potential to play a critical role in m…
As of 2021, the MIT Media Lab's Social Machines group has merged with the MIT Center for Constructive Communication. The Laboratory fo…
The MIT Media Lab Space Exploration Initiative is pushing the boundaries of space exploration innovation across the Media Lab’s many health…
Pasts and Presents is a visualization of activity in a space, both current and in the past. The visualization is an abstract, animated imag…
Wunsch, M., Millonig, A., Seer, S., Schechtner, K., Stibe, A., & Chin, R. C. (2016). Challenged to bike: assessing the potential impact of gamified cycling initiatives. evaluation, 23, 24.
Dykes, G., Groff, J., Renfrew-Knight, H., & Sutch, D. (2010). Driving Social Innovation in Education. An HP white paper.
Can we enable social connectivity between astronauts and people on Earth through an embodied agent?Astronauts actively communicate with the…
Space Enabled Presents at the International Astronautical Congress, 2023Title: The Zero Robotics Program Invites Youth to Program Robots on…
Erica S. Spatz, Geoffrey S. Ginsburg, John S. Rumsfeld, and Mintu P. Turakhia; guest editors Stephen H. Friend, Geoffrey S. Ginsburg, Rosalind W. Picard, Jeffrey M. Drazen. "Wearable Digital Health Technologies for Monitoring in Cardiovascular Medicine." New England Journal of Medicine 2024; 390:346-356. DOI: 10.1056/NEJMra2301903
E Short, K Swift-Spong, J Greczek, A Ramachandran, A Litoiu, E Grigore, D Feil- Seifer, S Shuster, JJ Lee, et al (2014). "How to Train Your DragonBot: Socially Assistive Robots for Teaching Children About Nutrition Through Play." In Proceedings of the International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication (Edinburgh, UK).
Minoo Rathnasabapathy, Elena Cirkovic, and Maya Slavin will present at this year's AIAA Ascend conference.
Iyad Rahwan, associate professor at the MIT Media Lab, explores how Artificial Intelligence challenges our morality. If a driverless car mu…
Space sustainability and mechanisms for the coordination of space traffic are drawing increasing attention from the associated technical and
Bitcoin’s (un)common goodDigital Currency Initiative at the MIT Media Lab Launches New Bitcoin Software and Security Effort with Industry L…
Pattie Maes, head of the Fluid Interfaces research group, earns MITili grant for AI-generated personalized learning project.
CNBC profiles Headspace Health, which was formed through a merger between spinoff Ginger and meditation + mindfulness app company Headspace.
This grant supports new concepts and early-stage research for unique and innovative technologies for recording or modulation of the brain.
LocationMIT Media Lab, E14-633 DescriptionSynthetic biology aims to apply engineering principles towards the development of novel biologica…
PhD student Yiyun Zhang presented "Using Zero Robotics as a study case for Intersectional Antiracist Technology Framework."
Come and see projects from our Zero G Flight, Blue Origin Suborbital Launch, upcoming ISS Mission, and more!
Robbin Chapman, Leo Burd
Ekblaw, Ariel. "Into the Anthropocosmos: A Whole Space Catalog from the MIT Space Exploration Initiative." MIT Press, September 2021. ISBN: 9780262046374