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Tangible Media

Seamlessly coupling the worlds of bits and atoms by giving dynamic physical form to digital information and computation
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Human Dynamics

Exploring how social networks can influence our lives in business, health, governance, and technology adoption and diffusion
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City Science

Looking beyond smart cities
Article Research

Finding the blank spots in big data

Artists and designers are working to address a major problem for marginalized communities in the data economy.
Article Research

How to solve climate change and make life more awesome

We already have all the tools we need to fix climate change. We just need to use them.
Article Research

Parental leave isn’t just policy at my company—it’s a huge part of our culture, and here’s how

Alum Ben Waber talks about how the spinoff Humanyze has worked to create a culture that supports employees in taking parental leave.
Article Research

Stanford increasing access to 3D modeling through touch-based display

Researchers in alum Sean Follmer’s lab at Stanford are developing a touch-based display to make computer-aided design tools more accessible.
Article Research

E14 Fund helps Media Lab community deploy startups

“First and foremost we’re a community-builder,” says Habib Haddad, a managing partner of the venture fund.
Article Research

Somerville startup at the heart of Times Square attraction

1,000 clear plastic tiles assembled into a 10-by-12-foot circular installation with a heart-shaped cutout in the middle
Center for Civic Media
Article Research

Robotic interiors

Smart furniture transforms spaces in tiny apartments into bedrooms, work spaces, or closets.
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Project Research

CityHome

We demonstrate how the CityHome, which has a very small footprint, can function as an apartment two to three times that size. This is ach...
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