Event

Breathe Respiratory Hackathon @ Media Lab

LocationMIT Media Lab, 3rd Floor Atrium Description

Saturday — Sunday
September 19, 2015 —
September 20, 2015
Event

Media Lab Breast Pump Hackathon

LocationMIT Media Lab Description

Saturday — Monday
September 20, 2014 —
September 22, 2014
Project

Breathing Garment: A respiratory regulation garment for voice pedagogy

Using OmniFiber technology, we fabricated a type of undergarment that singers can wear to monitor and play back the movement of respiratory…

Event

We Can Breathe

The past few years have challenged all of us in complex and often unimaginable ways. In the midst of sickness, injustice, fear, death, grie…

Friday
April 22, 2022
4:00pm — 6:00pm ET
Article

Third Thursdays Poetry from Brookline Booksmith: "Our Ancestors Did Not Breathe This Air"

Media Lab student Ayşe Guvenilir and MIT alumni Mariam Dogar and Maisha Munawwara Prome share work from their poetry anthology.

Project

Make the Breast Pump Not Suck Hackathon

In September 2014, 150 parents, engineers, designers, and healthcare practitioners gathered at the MIT Media Lab for the "Make the Breast P…

Post

MIT AI for Filmmaking Hackathon 2023 Brings Dreams to Life

Ruihan Zhang, a student in the Molecular Machines group, was lead organizer of this event in collaboration with MIT Film Makers Association

Event

Leo Bonanni Keynote @ Stockholm Green Hackathon

LocationStockholm, Sweden Description

Friday
October 21, 2011
Event

Reality, Virtually, Hackathon

LocationMIT Media Lab, 6th floor DescriptionThis hackathon held on the MIT campus is called Reality, Virtually because it will promote new …

Friday — Monday
October 7, 2016 —
October 10, 2016
Event

Disrupting Mobility Hackathon 2015

LocationMIT Media Lab, Third-Floor Atrium DescriptionThe Disrupting Mobility Hackathon 2015 will be about creating your own concepts for an…

Friday — Sunday
November 6, 2015 —
November 8, 2015
Event

Security of Things Hackathon

LocationMIT Media Lab, 3rd Floor Atrium Description

Saturday — Monday
March 5, 2016 —
March 7, 2016
Project

YOUR URGE TO BREATHE IS A LIE

YOUR URGE TO BREATHE IS A LIE (a direct quote from my free-diving instructor) is a progressive approach towards innovation, human response …

Project

Make the Breast Pump Not Suck Hackathon 2018

A Case for Breastfeeding InnovationBreastfeeding saves lives.If women globally were able to meet the WHO's public health goal to exclusivel…

Event

Third Thursdays Poetry: Our Ancestors Did Not Breathe This Air

An evening of poetry with Ayşe Guvenilir, Mariam Dogar, & Maisha Munawwara Prome.

Thursday
May 18, 2023
7:00pm ET
Post

Media Lab research at CHI 2019

The following Media Lab groups and projects are represented at CHI 2019

Article

“Our Ancestors Did Not Breathe This Air”: On growing up Muslim in America

Six MIT students, including Biomechatronics student Ayse Guvenilir, share their thoughts on belonging, identity, love, and MIT itself.

Publication

Cardiac and Respiratory Parameter Estimation Using Head-mounted Motion-sensitive Sensors

Hernandez, J., Li, Y., Rehg, J. and Picard, R. "Cardiac and Respiratory Parameter Estimation Using Head-mounted Motion-sensitive Sensors," In EAI Endorsed Transactions on Pervasive Health and Technology, Special Issue on Mobile and Wireless Technologies for Healthcare, May 2015.

Group

Media Lab Spinoffs

For more than three decades, the people of the Media Lab have spurred progress and change not just through academia, but across startups an…

Publication

Social Change through Community Innovation: Feminist + Participatory Design Approaches to Organize Inclusive, Equitable, & Joyful Hackathons

Hope, Alexis. (2021). Social Change through Community Innovation: Feminist and Participatory Design Approaches to Organizing Inclusive, Equitable, and Joyful Hackathons (Doctoral dissertation, MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA).

Post

MIT Media Lab in the Media

Explore coverage of MIT in the MediaFor media inquiries, visit the Information for the Press page.

Event

Film Screening: The "Make the Breast Pump Not Suck" Hackathon Documentary

LocationWorkbar DescriptionScreening of a 14-minute documentary about the Media Lab's "Make the Breast Pump Not Suck" Hackathon with an int…

Tuesday
May 12, 2015
Event

Make the Breast Pump Not Suck Hackathon and Make Family Leave Not Suck Policy Summit 2018

The Make the Breast Pump Not Suck Hackathon kicks off with inspirational talks by top designers, CEOs of women’s health companies who are f…

Event

Media Lab @ SXSW 2024

See what the Media Lab community is bringing to SXSW 2024!

Friday — Saturday
March 8, 2024 —
March 16, 2024
Group

Media Lab Research Theme: Cultivating Creativity

The Challenge: To ignite creativity in the face of global challengesThe accelerating crises, disruptions, and disconnections in today’s soc…

Event

Media Lab @ UbiComp 2023

A number of Media Lab researchers and alumni are participating in UbiComp 2023.

Sunday — Thursday
October 8, 2023 —
October 12, 2023
Post

Papers by Media Lab researchers and alumni recognized with Honorable Mentions at CHI 2019

Congratulations!

Post

Roundglass + the MIT Media Lab

At the MIT Media Lab, we imagine, design, and invent a future filled with possibilities giving everyone the opportunity to thrive…

Event

Media Lab @ UIST 2023

A number of Media Lab researchers and alumni are participating in UIST 2023.

Sunday — Wednesday
October 29, 2023 —
November 1, 2023
Group

Media Lab Research Theme: Life with AI

The Challenge: To harness AI for humanity's leap forwardMachines are becoming more intelligent and more powerful every day. But, like all t…

Post

MIT Media Lab x Smart Living Lab

In January 2024, members of the Media Lab traveled to Fribourg, Switzerland to conduct a workshop on sensing, interactions, and augmentation

Group

Media Lab Research Theme: Connected Mind + Body

The Challenge: To Transform Mental + Physical WellbeingAs mental health and physical ability challenges surge worldwide, driven by ine…

Group

Media Lab Research Theme: Future Worlds

The Challenge: To secure a sustainable future for all living thingsHow can we reduce harm to our planet and the future prospects of life on…

Group

Media Lab Research Theme: Decentralized Society

The Challenge: To shape the future with decentralized technologiesOur world faces a range of complex challenges across multiple sector…

Event

Media Lab @ Natura

LocationNatura Campus, São Paulo, Brazil DescriptionHow will innovation and technology transform our lifestyle and consumer experience? A c…

Wednesday
August 6, 2014
Post

Media Lab Focus

Join us remotely as we go on curated research journeys focused on a monthly theme.

Event

Media Lab @ CHI 2023

A variety of Media Lab community members will participate in the 2023 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

Sunday — Friday
April 23, 2023 —
April 28, 2023
Post

Media Lab Tour Requests

Please fill out the form below to submit your request. A team member will respond within 10 business days.

Event

Media Lab at Sundance 2020

Several members of the Media Lab community are participating in the 2020 Sundance Film Festival.

Friday — Saturday
January 24, 2020 —
February 1, 2020
Post

The Media Lab @ the MIT Museum

We're thrilled to welcome our friends at the Museum to Kendall Square!

Event

Media Lab @ NeurIPS | 2023

The following Media Lab researchers participated in NeurIPS 2023, the 37th conference on Neural Information Processing Syste…

Event

Media Lab @ CHI 2016

LocationCHI 2016 DescriptionCHI 2016 (May 7-12) will have a robust Media Lab presence.More details are available via the CHI 2016 program.T…

Saturday — Thursday
May 7, 2016 —
May 12, 2016
Event

Vincent Leclerc @ Media Lab

LocationE17-133 DescriptionThis talk is open to the public.Vincent Leclerc, co-founder and CTO of PixMob (www.pixmob.com), will discuss the…

Wednesday
August 5, 2015
Event

Media Lab Virtual Visit

LocationUnhangout DescriptionMedia Lab Virtual Visit is intended to open up the doors of the Media Lab to people from all around the world.…

Monday
April 6, 2015
Event

Media Lab Virtual Visit

LocationUnhangout DescriptionJoin 10 Media Lab students to learn more about their work and the work of their different research groups. Aft…

Thursday
August 28, 2014
Event

Media Lab @ CHI 2015

LocationSeoul, Korea DescriptionThe theme for CHI 2015 is "Crossings": crossing borders, crossing boundaries, crossing disciplines, crossin…

Saturday — Thursday
April 18, 2015 —
April 23, 2015
Event

Hacking Journalism @ Media Lab

LocationMIT Media Lab, 6th Floor DescriptionKevin Hu and Alexis Hope on FOLD:Imagine reading about the 2008 housing crisis without knowing …

Saturday — Sunday
June 7, 2014 —
June 8, 2014
Event

Media Lab @ TEI 2020

The following Media Lab community members are participating in the 2020 conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction.

Sunday — Wednesday
February 9, 2020 —
February 12, 2020
Event

Media Lab @ SXSW 2022

Learn more about the Media Lab community members and projects that are taking the stage during this year's SXSW conference.

Friday — Sunday
March 11, 2022 —
March 20, 2022
Event

Media Lab @ TEDxBoston 2021

The following members of the Media Lab community will be participating in TEDxBoston, which is taking place at The ’Quin House in Back Bay.

Thursday
November 4, 2021
10:00am ET
Event

City Science Mobility++ Hackathon 2017 / MIT 城市科學【多元運輸】黑客松 2017

​MIT Media Lab  Mobility++ Workshop【多元運輸】工作坊2017  11月28日~30日 In celebration of the launch of City Science Lab @ TaipeiTechAb…

Event

Media Lab speakers @ TEDxBeaconSt

DescriptionSpeakers from the Media Lab community include:Joscha Bach, Playful SystemsMatt Carroll, Civic MediaCharles Fracchia, alumCaesar …

Saturday — Sunday
November 19, 2016 —
November 20, 2016
Event

Media Lab @ SIGGRAPH 2015

LocationLos Angeles Convention Center DescriptionTalks8/10, 9:00am | Jennifer Jacobs: Art Gallery Talk: Line Number8/10, 11:45am | Joi Ito:…

Sunday — Thursday
August 9, 2015 —
August 13, 2015
Event

Srikumar Ramalingam @ Media Lab

LocationMIT Media Lab, E14-240 DescriptionIn this talk, Srikumar Ramalingam will show an efficient method for reconstructing the 3D arrange…

Thursday
January 7, 2016
Event

Ioannis Gkioulekas @ Media Lab

LocationMIT Media Lab, E14-244 DescriptionIoannis Gkioulekas presents a computational imaging system, inspired by the optical coherence tom…

Friday
May 29, 2015
Event

NetMob 2015 @ Media Lab

LocationMIT Media Lab, 6th Floor DescriptionThe main conference on the scientific analysis of mobile phone datasets.

Tuesday — Friday
April 7, 2015 —
April 10, 2015
Event

Breastmilk: The Movie @ Media Lab

LocationMIT Media Lab, Bartos Theater E15-070 DescriptionFree screening of Breasmilk: The Movie in Bartos theater, followed by a gathering …

Wednesday
September 10, 2014
Event

Media Lab @ CHI 2014

LocationToronto, Canada Description

Saturday — Thursday
April 26, 2014 —
May 1, 2014
Event

Media Lab Virtual Visit

LocationUnhangout DescriptionJoin the first Media Lab Virtual Visit–talk with current students and learn about our research.Join 10 Media L…

Friday
March 28, 2014
Event

Tessa Lau @ Media Lab

LocationE14-633, MIT Media Lab DescriptionAbout a year ago, knowing nothing about robotics, Tessa Lau joined Willow Garage with one mission…

Friday
November 22, 2013
Event

Aneesh Chopra @ Media Lab

LocationE14-633, MIT Media Lab DescriptionOn his initial day in office, President Obama directed the United States' first Chief Technology …

Thursday
September 26, 2013
Event

Webcast: Media Lab @Tokyo2013

LocationDigital Garage, Tokyo DescriptionDay Two: Saturday, January 19, 2013 Join us via webcast and Twitter: #medialab_tokyo  Times are lo…

Saturday
January 19, 2013
Event

Media Lab Alumni Gathering

LocationBluxome Street Winery, San Francisco, CA DescriptionWe're hosting the first of many regional alumni gatherings on August 27 in San …

Monday
August 27, 2012
Event

Media Lab @ SXSW 2020

When South by Southwest 2020 convenes in Austin, TX March 13-21, many of the speakers taking the stage will be members of the Media Lab.

Friday — Saturday
March 13, 2020 —
March 21, 2020
Post

Little Big e-Motion—Part of an academic research collaboration between Hyundai Motor Company and the Media Lab

Hyundai Motor Company recently unveiled a miniature electronic vehicle that uses Emotion Adaptive Vehicle Control (EAVC) technology.

Event

MISTI MIT Media Lab x Smart Living Lab Workshop

The University of Fribourg + the MIT Media Lab will host a workshop related to the fields of built environments + human-computer interaction

Event

Anton Falkeis @ Media Lab

LocationMIT Media Lab, E15-359 DescriptionImagine a wealthy Swiss asks you to build a 12-unit apartment building today – but according to t…

Tuesday
November 10, 2015