Article

These prosthetics break the mold with third thumbs, spikes, and superhero skins

Prosthetics designers are coming up with new ways to help people feel more comfortable in their own skin.

Project

Structural Analysis of Musical Signals for Indexing and Thumbnailing

A musical piece typically has a repetitive structure. Analysis of this structure will be useful for music segmentation, indexing, and thumb…

Person

Asaph Azaria

Former Research Assistant

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123data

An interactive installation which submerges a topographic map of NYC underwater to visualize where low-wage workers can afford to rent.

Friday — Saturday
May 4, 2018 —
October 6, 2018
Event

Tapis Magique @ Artura ICAD 12

Tapis Magique will be on display at Indonesian Contemporary Art and Design (ICAD) 12, "Fragmenting Yesterday, Reshaping Tomorrow”

Wednesday — Sunday
October 19, 2022 —
November 27, 2022
Person

Barry L. Vercoe

Professor Emeritus

Event

Asia Project 121720 TMGT

Disclaimer for playback viewers As part of the MIT Media Lab’s ongoing research on distance learning (MOOC, e-learning) and remote collabor…

Wednesday
December 16, 2020
Event

Asia Project 121620 FIGE

Disclaimer for playback viewers As part of the MIT Media Lab’s ongoing research on distance learning (MOOC, e-learning) and remote collabor…

Wednesday
December 16, 2020
Event

Carney 072720 JME12

Disclaimer for playback viewers As part of the MIT Media Lab’s ongoing research on distance learning (MOOC, e-learning) and remote collabor…

Monday
July 27, 2020
Event

Fall 2020 OOLE INT12

Disclaimer for playback viewers As part of the MIT Media Lab’s ongoing research on distance learning (MOOC, e-learning) and remote collabor…

Tuesday
November 17, 2020
Publication

Computational Thinking Education in K–12

Harold Abelson and Siu-Cheung Kong. Computational Thinking Education in K–12. MIT Press, May 2022.

Publication

Impact.AI: Democratizing AI through K-12 Artificial Intelligence Education

Williams, R. (2024) Impact.AI: Democratizing AI through K-12 artificial intelligence education. [Doctoral dissertation, Massachusetts Institute of Technology].

Project

Impact.AI: K-12 AI Literacy

Today’s artificial intelligence (AI) technologies are changing how many people play, work, learn, and govern themselves. Due to this rapid …

Publication

Impact.AI: Democratizing AI through K-12 Artificial Intelligence Education

Williams, Randi. Impact.AI: democratizing AI through K-12 artificial intelligence education. Dissertation Proposal. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2023.

Video

#12 Sponsor Week Fall 2007

Oct. 15, 2007
Article

MIT Full STEAM Ahead offers scalable, hands-on remote learning for K-12

Website created as a rapid response to Covid-19 yields unexpected insights into what’s possible for reaching learners at a distance.

Article

FIGUR8 Raises $12 Million To Take The Guesswork Out Of Musculoskeletal Diagnostics

Forbes highlights spinoff Figur8 and its most recent funding round, which raised $12 million.

Event

Electronic textile samples launched to International Space Station for 12 months of material resiliency testing

Electronic textile samples associated with the SpaceSkin project will be sent to the International Space Station for the first time

Friday
October 2, 2020
9:00pm — 9:30pm ET
Article

3 Questions: Claude Grunitzky MBA '12 on launching TRUE Africa University

CIS research affiliate describes his goals in creating a webinar series exploring sustainable development in Africa.

Publication

Comparing 2 crystal structures and 12 AlphaFold2-predicted human membrane glucose transporters and their water-soluble glutamine, threonine

QRB Discovery, 3, E5. https://doi.org/10.1017/qrd.2022.6.pr1

Article

Learning about artificial intelligence: A hub of MIT resources for K-12 students

New website offers a combination of learning units, hands-on activities, and mentor guides to foster AI literacy.

Person

Randi Williams

Former Research Assistant

Publication

Public health impact of delaying second dose of BNT162b2 or mRNA-1273 covid-19 vaccine: simulation agent based modeling study

The British Medical Journal (BMJ) 2021; 373 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.n1087 (Published 12 May 2021) Cite this as: BMJ 2021;373:n1087

Person

Sarah Beckmann

Communications and Marketing Associate

Person

Shrestha Mohanty

Research Assistant

Person

Elinor Poole-Dayan

Research Assistant

Person

Laura Alejandra Encinar Gonzalez

Visiting Student

Person

Cynthia Zeng

Former Research Affiliate

Article

12/7/10: I Sing the Body Electric–Machover, Pinsky in Discussion

Article

Surgeons test-drive the amputation of the future with a mail-order limb, rerouted nerve, and prosthetic hand that grips like the real thing

A research team, including members of the Biomechatronics group, devises a new surgery for hand amputations and prostheses.

Person

Hal Abelson

Former Professor

Publication

A Virtual Muscle Model of the Arm for EMG-Driven Control of Prostheses

Person

Colleen Macklin

Former Director's Fellow

Group

Music, Mind and Machine

The Music, Mind and Machine group is working towards bridging the gap between the current generation of audio technologies and those that w…

Article

E Ink’s latest color displays have me dreaming of electronic paper magazines

Media Lab spinoff E Ink’s new generation of color displays were introduced at CES 2023.

Group

Advancing Wellbeing

In contributing to the digital revolution, the Media Lab helped fuel a society where increasing numbers of people are obese, sedentary, and…

Person

Joseph A. Paradiso

Alexander W Dreyfoos (1954) Professor; Associate Academic Head, Program in Media Arts and Sciences

Article

Hugh Herr talks to the Boston Globe about the collaboration that led to a new amputation procedure

A team of Boston surgeons and scientists has developed a new approach to amputation.

Video

MLTalks: IDEO's David and Tom Kelley

IDEO's David and Tom Kelly in conversation with Media Lab Director Joi Ito.

July 23, 2013
Article

Researchers design moisture-responsive workout suit

Ventilating flaps lined with live cells open and close in response to an athlete’s sweat.

Person

Cynthia Breazeal

Professor of Media Arts and Sciences; MIT Dean for Digital Learning

Event

Media Lab Perspectives Speaker Series

Faculty Perspectives is a new series inviting thoughtful speakers and innovators to inspire the Media Lab community and beyond.

Thursday
April 14, 2022
12:00pm — 1:00pm ET
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Build a Personal Food Computer

OpenAg is committed to changing the way the world thinks about farming and food—and we need your help! As an open source project, we believ…

Article

‘I can still feel it’: Groundbreaking arm amputation surgery makes a ‘phantom’ hand seem real

Read about the first upper-limb amputation performed using the AMI procedure created by Media Lab researchers + Brigham and Women’s Hospital

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COVID-19

Effective May 11, 2023, federal and Commonwealth of Massachusetts Covid-19 public health emergencies ended. As a result…

Event

Smart City Expo World Congress 2017. Andorra Pavilion

Events at the Andorra PavilionTuesday 11/1411:30 - 13:00 - Inauguration of the Andorra Pavilion15:00 - 15:30 - Apiumtech15:30 - 16:00 - FED…

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E14 and E15 Event Spaces

What are the Event SpacesThe MIT Media Lab event spaces are within buildings E14 and E15 and can accommodate a wide array of event size con…

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Spring 2023 Media Arts and Sciences Course List

Classes offered by the Program in Media Arts and Sciences for the Spring 2023 semester

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Spring 2022 Media Arts and Sciences Course List

Classes offered by the Program in Media Arts and Sciences for the Spring 2022 semester

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Spring 2024 Media Arts and Sciences Course List

Classes offered by the Program in Media Arts and Sciences for the Spring 2024 semester