Featured Research

Tuning Social Networks to Gain the Wisdom of the Crowd

As we engage more with social networking sites, there is always the danger of a “group think” mentality–when people follow a group consensus rather than critically evaluate information; make decisions without guidance from the social network; or follow “gurus” who provide them with bad information. So how do we avoid these errors and maximize the “wisdom of the crowd”?  more ›

Consortia

Centers and Joint Programs

Media Lab research is organized into consortia funded by corporate sponsors.
  • Consumer Electronics Laboratory
  • Digital Life
  • Things That Think
Centers and joint programs combine the work of Media Lab researchers with collaborators throughout MIT.
  • Center for Civic Media
  • Center for Future Storytelling
  • Center for Mobile Learning
  • City Science
  • Communications Futures Program
  • Connection Science and Engineering

Additional Initiatives

The Lab has also organized the following more focused initiatives, which deal with more particular subject areas.
  • Autism & Communication Technology Initiative
  • CE 2.0