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MIT launches Center for Constructive Communication

in Social Machines · Jan. 13, 2021
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Dava Newman named director of MIT Media Lab

Dava Newman is a visionary astronautics researcher, explorer, and expert on human adaptation to space.

via MIT News · Dec. 22, 2020
in Director's Office
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Open Learning Talks: Mindfulness, Mental Wellness, and Learning

Open Learning Talks bring together leaders to discuss new research-based ideas, technologies, and efforts in education, at MIT and the world

Monday
January 25, 2021
4:00pm — 5:00pm
Pattie Maes
#health #learning #cognitive science +1 more
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Swiped: How dating apps harm marginalized communities

Researchers analyzed how media coverage of online dating apps may help illuminate the ways dating apps can harm marginalized communities.

via Medium · Jan. 13, 2021
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Alum Ayush Bhandari receives IEEE 2020 Best PhD Dissertation Award

This award recognizes the impact of PhD research on the scientific discipline and practice in the field of signal processing.

Jan. 7, 2021
in Camera Culture
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New paper describes DNA sequencing procedure that provides a direct look at genomes

On work conducted by Edward Boyden and research assistants Andrew Payne and Paul Reginato from the Synthetic Neurobiology research group

Jan. 5, 2021
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Remote Teaching and Learning at the Media Lab

This new level of teaching   is the silver lining of this very difficult yet enlightening year.

Dec. 15, 2020
in Conformable Decoders
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Kristy Johnson and Shannon Johnson participate in inaugural McGovern Institute Story Slam

Kristy Johnson was selected as the winner of the slam.

Dec. 16, 2020
in Affective Computing
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Canan Dagdeviren selected for the Inverse Future 50

Conformable Decoders head Canan Dagdeviren is one of the Inverse Future 50—"a group of 50 people who will be forces of good in the 2020s.”

Dec. 21, 2020
in Conformable Decoders
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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.

Dec. 17, 2020
in Affective Computing · Tangible Media · Fluid Interfaces
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Media Lab @ NeurIPS | 2020

The following Media Lab community members participated in the thirty-fourth virtual conference on Neural Information Processing Systems.

Sunday — Saturday
December 6, 2020 —
December 12, 2020
Alex 'Sandy' Pentland · Pattie Maes +11 more
#human-computer interaction #artificial intelligence #health +2 more
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Farita Tasnim named as a Finalist for the 2021 NCWIT Collegiate Award

These awards recognize technical contributions to projects that demonstrate a high level of innovation and potential impact.

Dec. 16, 2020
in Conformable Decoders
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Participatory Design for Digital Transformation of Manufacturing Enterprises

Ostrowski, A. K., Pokorni, B., & Schumacher, S. (2020). Participatory Design for Digital Transformation of Manufacturing Enterprises. MIT Work of the Future Taskforce Working Paper.

White Paper/Memo, Dec. 2020
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Imaging method reveals a “symphony of cellular activities”

Fluorescent imaging technique simultaneously captures different signal types from multiple locations in a live cell.

via MIT News · Nov. 23, 2020
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Sasha Costanza-Chock named to Brilliant Women in AI Ethics Hall of Fame

The list is curated by the Women in AI Ethics™ Collective.

Dec. 14, 2020
in Opera of the Future
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City Science team wins Best Paper Award at FTC 2020

For the paper titled "JettSen: A Mobile Sensor Fusion Platform for City Knowledge Abstraction."

Nov. 17, 2020
in City Science
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Daniella DiPaola named in 100 Brilliant Women in AI Ethics 2021

Congratulations to Daniella DiPaola., current research assistant in the Personal Robots group!

Dec. 9, 2020
in Personal Robots
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3 Questions: Using fabric to “listen” to space dust

Fabric samples are headed to the ISS for resiliency testing; possible applications include cosmic dust detectors or spacesuit smart skins.

via MIT News · Nov. 25, 2020
in Responsive Environments
#sensors #space #materials +1 more
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Chazz Sims named in Forbes 30 Under 30 2021: Enterprise Technology

Chazz Sims, former researcher in Human Dynamics and founder of Media Lab spinoff Wise Systems, is chosen as an honoree for 2021.

Dec. 1, 2020
in Human Dynamics · Media Lab Spinoffs
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Media Lab Research Takes Flight

Space research, led by a diverse team of women scientists, will be presented at this year's AIAA Ascend Conference.

Nov. 16, 2020
in Responsive Environments · Fluid Interfaces · Space Exploration Initiative +1 more
#environment #health #sensors +5 more
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Experimental peptide targets Covid-19

Computational modeling yields a protein fragment that could bind to coronavirus spike proteins and destroy them.

via MIT News · June 22, 2020
in Molecular Machines
#biology #public health #engineering +1 more
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The ethical way to alter organisms

An inventor of CRISPR-based gene drive has some advice to improve science, ethics, and the life-saving potential of these technologies.

via The Boston Globe · Nov. 9, 2020
in Sculpting Evolution
#environment #genetics #health +3 more
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Truncated immune system receptors may regulate cellular activity

Unexpected findings in chemokine receptors once believed to be non-functional open up new fields of scientific inquiry.

via MIT News · Oct. 28, 2020
in Molecular Machines
#health #wellbeing #clinical science +1 more
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MLVoices: Osvy Rodriguez

Osvy Rodriguez, a UROP in the Signal Kinetics group, recounts his journey to MIT as a Cuban refugee in the US.

Nov. 11, 2020
in Signal Kinetics
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Introducing the “Careers in AI” Video Series for Middle School Students

By Carolyn “CC” Song, High School Senior and Personal Robots Intern “What do you want to be when you grow up?”

Nov. 3, 2020
in Personal Robots
#artificial intelligence #learning
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Ariel Noyman's work on CityScope selected for the Young Talent exhibition at Hebei International Industrial Design Week (HIDW)

The “HIDW Young Talent” exhibition addressed three topics: Manufacturing of Tomorrow, Future Craft, and City Catalyst.

Oct. 16, 2020
in City Science
#design #artificial intelligence #urban planning
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Media Lab research response to COVID-19

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

March 17, 2020
in ML Learning · Social Machines · Affective Computing +15 more
#covid19
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Big Picture Sessions

These discussions, each of which was dedicated to a timely, urgent topic, were livestreamed as part of our recent Out of Lab Experience.

Oct. 30, 2020
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Ani Liu receives 2020 NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowship in Digital/Electronic Arts

Congratulations to the 2020 NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellows and Finalists, including alum Ani Liu.

Oct. 8, 2020
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Jifei Ou wins a Young Award in 2020 DigitalFUTURES World Awards

In recognition of exceptional contributions to the field of digital design and fabrication in early-stage careers.

Oct. 22, 2020
in Tangible Media
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Black Mobility and Safety Seminar

Ekene Ijeoma’s Black Mobility and Safety in the US course this fall will include a series of public guest lectures.

Sept. 4, 2020
in Poetic Justice
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Bringing construction projects to the digital world

The startup OpenSpace is using 360-degree cameras and computer vision to create comprehensive digital replicas of construction sites.

via MIT News · Oct. 21, 2020
in Media Lab Spinoffs
#computer vision #construction #technology
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Fast Company's 2020 Innovation by Design Awards: Media Lab Honorees

The competition, now in its ninth year, has featured a cross section of blue-chip companies, scruffy startups, and hungry young talents.

Sept. 30, 2020
in Tangible Media · Responsive Environments · Biomechatronics +2 more
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Research in the time of covid

“We have standard operating procedures for emergencies, and everyone knew what to do,” Dagdeviren says.

via MIT Technology Review · Oct. 21, 2020
in Conformable Decoders
#health #biotechnology #covid19 +1 more
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Could exposure to the common cold reduce the severity of Covid-19 infection?

We don’t know, but the idea is hardly crazy—and if the answer is yes, we could save many lives long before a vaccine arrives

via Scientific American · Sept. 28, 2020
in Sculpting Evolution
#public health #wellbeing #covid19
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Space Has Arrived: Space Exploration Initiative at Ars Electronica 2020

This year, SEI joined the Ars Electronica In Kepler’s garden online program and presented three workshops and an online lecture.

Sept. 25, 2020
in Space Exploration Initiative
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Personal Robots and Affective Computing team win Best Paper Award at IEEE RO-MAN 2020

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

Sept. 15, 2020
in Affective Computing · Personal Robots
#robotics #social robotics #wellbeing
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Cultivating Creativity and Community in a Design-based Online Course

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

Sept. 16, 2020
in Lifelong Kindergarten
#design #learning
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MLVoices: Pat Pataranutaporn

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.

Sept. 14, 2020
in Fluid Interfaces
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IEEE Transactions on Affective Computing one of top IEEE CS journals in impact factor (2019)

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

Sept. 17, 2020
in Affective Computing
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Andrea Ling's "Design by Decay, Decay by Design" receives STARTS Grand Prize at Ars Electronica '20

Andrea Ling, an alum of the Mediated Matter group, has won the Grand Prize in Artistic Exploration at this year's festival.

Sept. 30, 2020
in Mediated Matter
#design #art #biology +2 more
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Adaptive Robotic Prostheses

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.

Sept. 9, 2020
in Biomechatronics
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Who gets credit for AI-generated art?

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

Academic Paper, Sept. 2020
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MIT Media Lab launches Digital Learning + Collaboration Studio

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

Aug. 20, 2020
in Digital Learning + Collaboration Studio
#learning #creativity #technology +1 more
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MLVoices: Arwa Michelle Mboya

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

Aug. 21, 2020
in Civic Media
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PLIX Receives IMLS Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program Award

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

Aug. 6, 2020
in ML Learning · Digital Learning + Collaboration Studio
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U.S. Postal Stamp features research from Biomechatronics group

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

Aug. 3, 2020
in Biomechatronics
#robotics #communications #alumni +2 more
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Team Space Enabled awarded NSF Grant to Study Inclusion within Emerging Innovation Practices in Boston and Detroit

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

Aug. 26, 2020
in Space Enabled
#space
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Deblina Sarkar receives the Microsystems & Nanoengineering Young Scientist Excellence Award

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

Aug. 5, 2020
in Nano-Cybernetic Biotrek
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A new way to control experimentation with dreams

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

via MIT News · July 21, 2020
in Fluid Interfaces
#wearable computing #creativity #technology +1 more
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MLVoices: Anastasia Ostrowski

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

July 23, 2020
in Personal Robots
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City Science team wins Best Student Paper Award at Computing Conference 2020

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

July 29, 2020
in City Science
#civic technology #transportation #urban planning +1 more
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Sasha Costanza-Chock joins the Media Lab and Department of Urban Studies + Planning

The appointment is effective July 1.

July 17, 2020
in Opera of the Future
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Four Labbers receive AI Influencer Awards

These awards recognize outstanding achievement and innovation in the field.

July 17, 2020
in Human Dynamics · Camera Culture · Civic Media
#artificial intelligence
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Ishwarya Ananthabhotla and Jaya Narain among 2020 Apple Scholars in AI/ML

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

July 13, 2020
in Responsive Environments · Fluid Interfaces
#artificial intelligence #health #machine learning +2 more
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Michael Hawley, former professor of media arts and sciences, dies at 58

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

via MIT News · June 25, 2020
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Media Lab researchers awarded RAPID grants from NSF for research related to Covid-19

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

July 29, 2020
in Responsive Environments · Camera Culture · Sculpting Evolution +1 more
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Cynthia Breazeal Assumes New Media Lab Role

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

via MIT News · June 18, 2020
in Personal Robots
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The MIT Autonomous Bicycle Project

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

June 11, 2020
in City Science
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