Space Has Arrived: Space Exploration Initiative at Ars Electronica 2020

Pat Pataranutaporn discusses his work at the Media Lab, and takes a step back to talk about adjusting to the new normal of the pandemic.

How might we leverage digital collaboration tools to support teens in building community and engaging in open-ended, design-based work?

For the paper: "A Robotic Positive Psychology Coach to Improve College Students’ Wellbeing"

Rosalind W. Picard pioneered the field of Affective Computing at the Media Lab.

The ToolkitThe Suggestion Box offers schools a toolkit for framing decisions in two simple sentences and using these sentences to involve...

My name is Roman Stolyarov, and for my PhD work at the Media Lab I developed a terrain-adaptive control system for robotic leg prostheses.

Epstein, Ziv, et al. "Who gets credit for AI-generated art?." iScience (2020): 101515.

The purpose of the studio is to design and launch new online learning programs for the Lab itself and the communities we work with.

Innovation dynamics of emerging co-creation practices: What are the impacts on inclusion?

Arwa Michelle Mboya talks about her interests and specifically her passion for working with and empowering women.

The grant will enable PLIX to deliver to build capacity for 300 librarians to implement creative STEAM learning programs in their libraries.

For the robotics category of the innovation series, the USPS chose the bionic prosthesis designed by Media Lab PhD graduate Matt Carney

Anastasia Ostrowski, a research assistant in the Personal Robots group, discusses her journey into the field of engineering.

Deblina Sarkar, assistant professor at MIT and AT&T Career Development Chair Professor at the MIT Media Lab, received the Young ...

Device not only helps record dream reports, but also guides dreams toward particular themes.

The Media Lab is seeking a dynamic thought leader and confident manager with a strong background in research and innovation at the inters...

Congratulations to City Science researchers Alex Berke, Jason Nawyn, Thomas Sanchez Lengeling, and group head Kent Larson!

The appointment is effective July 1.

To date, two Media Lab projects have received RAPID grants for work related to the Covid-19 pandemic.

A voice portrait of major US cities. We invite you to: experience the NYC edition by watching here or listening at 917-905...

Each Scholar was chosen based on their innovative research and demonstrated leadership within their respective fields.

A modern-day Renaissance man, Hawley pioneered the internet of things and won the Van Cliburn amateur piano competition.

The Media Lab community brings creativity, expertise, and research to the pandemic

A 48-hour creative exchange between more than 40 artists and creative technologists.

Pandemic Response CoLab will help individuals and groups work together to solve practical problems created by the COVID-19 pandemic. By l...

New molecule for imaging calcium in neurons reduces crosstalk from neighboring neurons.

Cynthia Breazeal has been promoted to full professor and named associate director of the Media Lab. Both appointments are effective July 1.

The MIT Autonomous Bicycle Project proposes that autonomous bicycles could serve as an alternative to current bike sharing models.

In response to the Covid-19 pandemic, and the need for PPE, a diverse team came together to produce the "Open Standard Respirator, Model 1"

Paradiso, J.A. and Siewiorek, D., “Attention Paid vs. Paying Attention in Pervasive Computing,” Guest Editors’ Introduction for the Special Issue of IEEE Pervasive Computing on ‘Managing Attention - Human and machine focus in Pervasive Computing,’ Vol. 19, April-June 2020, pp. 8-12

During these uncertain times, we would like to thank the Teaching Assistants that helped make the transition to remote teaching.

The highly prestigious R00 award is from the National Institute of General Medical Science (NIGMS) of the National Institute of Health.

By Hila Mor, Yu Tianyu, Ken Nakagaki, Benjamin Harvey Miller, Yichen Jia, Hiroshi IshiiThe Venous Materials project envisions a new way t...

Congratulations to all who graduated during the 2019-2020 academic year!

Applied computational biology discoveries vastly expand the range of CRISPR’s access to DNA sequences.

A day for learning, sharing, making, creating, and debating at the MIT Media Lab.

Joe Paradiso shares his experience running the Responsive Environments group, teaching classes, among other things during the Covid-19 era.

MIT lab offers a model for cost savings, productivity, and safety; principles may also facilitate efficient reopening in the future.

MIT Governance Lab and the Institute for Governance Reform work with the government of Sierra Leone to conduct rapid-response surveys.

Congratulations to Ehsan Hoque, an alum of the Affective Computing group!

Alex Berke and Kent Larson, City Science group, MIT Media Lab (2020).

Online meetings are not worse than in-person, and they can even be better in many ways, but they are definitely different.

Bringing project-based work online in two very different contexts: a middle school robotics course and a university product design studio.

Pentland, Alex, Alexander Lipton, and Thomas Hardjono. "Building the New Economy." MITP Works in Progress. Draft DOI: 10.21428/ba67f642.0499afe0.

Virtual CityScope Champs-Élysées is an interactive and immersive platform that explores the future of Paris’ most important street.

This award is given out annually by the MIT Graduate Student Council and presented at the Awards Convocation ceremony.

Organizational support for Covid-19 response and research ramp-up at the Media Lab

Congratulations to all of the winners of the 2020 Lemelson-MIT Student Prize, including Biomechatronics PhD student Shriya Srinivasan.

Team designs antibody-like receptor proteins that can bind to cytokines, as possible strategy for treating coronavirus and other infections.

The Carr Center for Human Rights Policy announces its newest cohort of Technology and Human Rights Fellows.

Let’s jumpstart a new infrastructure for industry, health, learning, and the people.

The rapid advancement of electronic devices and fabrication technologies has further promoted the field of wearables and smart textiles. ...

Aguahoja—a winner of Fast Company’s 2020 World Changing Ideas Awards—rethinks the paradigm of recycling.

Work, school and social gatherings will be mostly virtual for months to come. It's time to explore new ways of seeing and interacting online

New generative AI technologies (such as the Generative Adversarial Network, or GAN) can allow us to imagine new species. Hidden within th...

The new LEGO Papert Fellows will spend one week at LEGO headquarters in Denmark to share ideas and collaborate on projects.

The Guardians Project aims to use the same game design principles used in mobile games to help people form beneficial long-term habits an...

This is a unique time to engage and teach children about the benefits and limitations of technology.

Safe Paths is an MIT-led, free, open source technology that enables jurisdictions and individuals to maximize privacy, while also ma...

"Space belongs to all countries—every country deserves equal opportunities to pursue scientific achievement for societal benefit."