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Cryptoeconomic Systems (CES)

DCI has launched Cryptoeconomic Systems (CES), a multidisciplinary, peer-reviewed journal and conference series focused on blockchain tech.

April 8, 2021
in Digital Currency Initiative (DCI)
#cryptocurrency #blockchain
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Director of Communications

The Media Lab seeks a dynamic, experienced, collaborative, and highly creative communications expert to head Communications at the Lab.

April 6, 2021
Article Research

A better nasal swab for Covid-19 testing

MIT spinout OPT Industries uses novel additive manufacturing systems to create intricately-designed products.

via MIT News · April 8, 2021
in Tangible Media · Media Lab Spinoffs
#manufacturing #3d printing #alumni +3 more
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Comprehensive report on pandemic response solutions developed by 180 leading experts

Online platform harnesses collective intelligence to accelerate recovery from Covid-19 and prepare for future disease outbreaks.

via MIT News · March 30, 2021
in Community Biotechnology
#member company #public health #covid19
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Danielle Wood Co-Authors Article in Science of the Total Environment Journal

Danielle Wood co-authors NASA-funded paper, "The large footprint of small-scale artisanal gold mining in Ghana."

via Elsevier, Science of The Total Environment, Volume 781, 10 August 2021, 146644 · April 2, 2021
in Space Enabled
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Misha Sra wins 2020 IEEE VGTC Virtual Reality Best Dissertation Award

Congrats to Misha Sra, a recent Fluid Interfaces alum and current assistant professor in Computer Science at UC Santa Barbara.

April 5, 2021
in Fluid Interfaces
Project Research

Mobility and COVID-19 in Andorra

View the main City Science Andorra project profile.Country-scale analysis of high-resolution mobility patterns and infection spreadThe MI...

in City Science
Kent Larson · Alex Berke +3 more
#data #government #public health +2 more
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Director of People and HR Strategy

The Director of People and HR Strategy has leadership responsibility for all human resources activities for the Media Lab.

March 22, 2021
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A robot that senses hidden objects

System uses penetrative radio frequency to pinpoint items, even when they’re hidden from view.

via MIT News · April 1, 2021
in Signal Kinetics
#robotics #computer vision #artificial intelligence +1 more
Publication Research

COVID-19 policy analysis: labour structure dictates lockdown mobility behaviour

Heroy Samuel, Loaiza Isabella, Pentland Alex and O’Clery Neave 2021COVID-19 policy analysis: labour structure dictates lockdown mobility behaviourJ. R. Soc. Interface.182020103520201035 http://doi.org/10.1098/rsif.2020.1035

Academic Paper, Oct. 2020
in Human Dynamics
#data #developing countries #economy +1 more
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Deb Roy named to Aspen Institute Commission on Information Disorder

The Commission's members are drawn from government, research and academia, civil society, public service, and private industry.

March 24, 2021
in Social Machines · MIT Center for Constructive Communication
#communications
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Ayse Guvenilir and Ufuoma Ovienmhada awarded 2021 WISDM Fellowships

Women in Innovation and STEM Database at MIT (WISDM) announces fellowship program dedicated to promoting the visibility of women at MIT.

March 16, 2021
in Biomechatronics · Space Enabled
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Black Mobility and Safety Seminar

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

Sept. 4, 2020
in Poetic Justice
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IdeaStream 2021

Attend this virtual, invitation-only conference to see breakthrough MIT research, and learn about upcoming innovative technologies

Wednesday — Thursday
April 14, 2021 —
April 15, 2021
Rebecca Kleinberger · Kristy Johnson +1 more
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Study shows online school reviews reflect school demographics more than effectiveness

Language analysis reveals possible reinforcement of race- and income-based achievement gap.

via MIT News · March 3, 2021
in Social Machines · MIT Center for Constructive Communication
#kids #learning #machine learning +2 more
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Shifting attention to accuracy can reduce misinformation online

Pennycook, G., Epstein, Z., Mosleh, M. et al. Shifting attention to accuracy can reduce misinformation online. Nature (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-021-03344-2

Academic Paper, March 2021
in Human Dynamics
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Association between COVID-19 Outcomes and Mask Mandates, Adherence, and Attitudes

D. Adjodah, et al (2021) Association between COVID-19 Outcomes and Mask Mandates, Adherence, and Attitudes, medRxiv, doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.01.19.21250132

Academic Paper, March 2021
in Human Dynamics
#covid19
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MLVoices: Alexis Hope

Watch the video, then read this post by Alexis Hope to learn more about her work at the Media Lab and her passions.

Feb. 22, 2021
in Lifelong Kindergarten
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Spatial among Fast Company's most innovative companies in augmented and virtual reality for 2020

Media Lab spinoff co-founded by alum Jinha Lee is one of the 10 most innovative companies in augmented and virtual reality for 2020.

March 15, 2021
in Media Lab Spinoffs
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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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MIT Space Policy Compendium

Read the new MIT Space Policy Compendium led by Dava Newman with co-authors including Ariel Ekblaw and Danielle Wood.

March 1, 2021
in Space Exploration Initiative · Space Enabled
#environment #politics #space +2 more
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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 +17 more
#covid19
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Guillermo Herrera-Arcos chosen as a 2020/21 AstraZeneca YHP One Young World Scholar

Guillermo Herrera-Arcos has been named as a One Young World Scholar by the AstraZeneca Young Health Programme (YHP) for 2020/2021.

Feb. 25, 2021
in Biomechatronics
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Media Lab X.0: Anthology of Tomorrows

As a part of Proseminar in Media Arts and Sciences, the newly-minted PhD cohort works together to envision future Media Lab research groups

Dec. 8, 2020
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Rosalind Picard and Fernanda Viégas honored in 2021 CHI Awards

Affective Computing head Rosalind Picard and alum Fernanda Viégas are elected to the SIGCHI Academy as part of the 2021 SIGCHI Awards.

Feb. 19, 2021
in Affective Computing
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New surgery may enable better control of prosthetic limbs

Reconnecting muscle pairs during amputation gives patients more sensory feedback from the limb.

via MIT News · Feb. 15, 2021
in Biomechatronics
#robotics #biomechanics #wellbeing +2 more
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The Playful Self —Reflective Illustrations to Explore Models of Self & Identity

In the What, Why, and How, we often forget the Who. These illustrations explore the simple but deeply transformative question of Who Am I?

Feb. 23, 2021
in Lifelong Kindergarten
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Fadel Adib selected as a 2021 Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellow

Congratulations to Signal Kinetics group head Fadel Adib, who has received a 2021 Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowship in Computer Science.

Feb. 17, 2021
in Signal Kinetics
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A high-resolution glimpse of gene expression in cells

Expanding tissue samples before sequencing allows researchers to pinpoint locations of RNA molecules.

via MIT News · Jan. 28, 2021
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2021 Spring Media Arts and Sciences Course List

Classes offered by the Program in Media Arts and Sciences for the spring 2021 semester

Feb. 2, 2021
in Program in Media Arts and Sciences
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Essence Wearables selected as a Finalist in 2021 Edison Awards

The project has been chosen as a finalist under the Personal Technology category of the 2021 Edison Best New Product Awards.

Feb. 11, 2021
in Fluid Interfaces
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Camera Culture researchers and collaborators win Baidu Best Paper Award at NeurIPS-SpicyFL 2020

A multi-institutional team, including members of the Camera Culture research group, has won the Baidu Best Paper Award at NeurIPS-SpicyFL'20

Feb. 18, 2021
in Camera Culture
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Ken Nakagaki selected as one of MIT Technology Review's "Innovators Under 35: Japan" for 2020

The award recognizes Nakagaki's work developing tangible interfaces.

Jan. 20, 2021
in Tangible Media
#human-computer interaction
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Curriculum: Power + AI

Check out the project site here. The pursuit of justice in AI requires more than just tweaking the numbers. It requires us to “study up”...

Chelsea Barabas
#artificial intelligence #civic technology
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Farita Tasnim selected as a Finalist for the 2021 Hertz Fellowships

Farita Tasnim from the Conformable Decoders group has been named as one of 48 finalists for the 2021 Hertz Fellowships.

Feb. 5, 2021
in Conformable Decoders
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Career Girls Role Models

Watch the interviews conducted by Career Girls with Labbers Randi Williams, Jaleesa Trapp, Marian Muthui, and Alexis Hope.

Feb. 5, 2021
in Lifelong Kindergarten · Personal Robots
#robotics #artificial intelligence #learning +3 more
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Irmandy Wicaksono selected as a Finalist for Lexus Design Award 2021

Irmandy Wicaksono, PhD student in the Responsive Environments group, has been chosen as one of six finalists in the 2021 Lexus Design Award.

Jan. 29, 2021
in Responsive Environments
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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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Randi Williams named as 2021 Microsoft Research PhD Fellow

Randi Williams from the Personal Robots research group is among ten students who have received the Microsoft PhD Fellowship for 2021.

Jan. 26, 2021
in Personal Robots
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MIT launches Center for Constructive Communication

The cross-campus effort will design human-machine systems that improve communication across divides.

via MIT News · Jan. 13, 2021
in Social Machines · MIT Center for Constructive Communication
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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
Article Research

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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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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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
Post Research

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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