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Article Research

The next great (digital) extinction

We’re in a modern Cambrian era, sorting through an explosion of technologies enabled by the Internet.

via Wired · Oct. 8, 2018
in Director's Office
#social networks #networks #social media +2 more
Article Research

An interview with Cynthia Breazeal: IEEE VIC Summit 2018

Cynthia Breazeal sits down for an interview with Glenn Zorpette at the 2018 IEEE Vision, Innovation, and Challenges Summit.

via IEEEtv · Jan. 4, 2019
in Personal Robots
#social robotics #technology
Article Research

New tech provides early warning for depression

'Affective computing' measures subtle changes in stress and mental health.

via CBC Spark · Jan. 4, 2019
in Affective Computing
#health #wearable computing #technology
Article Research

Beware corporate ‘machinewashing’ of AI

Four Lab researchers caution against credulous acceptance of rosy humanistic pronouncements.

via The Boston Globe · Jan. 7, 2019
in Ethics · Scalable Cooperation
#artificial intelligence #ethics #technology +1 more
Article Research

How should autonomous vehicles be programmed?

Massive global Moral Machine study reveals ethics preferences and regional differences

via MIT News · Oct. 24, 2018
in Scalable Cooperation
#artificial intelligence #ethics
Article Research

Mitch Resnick: The next generation of Scratch teaches more than coding

Much has changed since we introduced the first generation of our Scratch programming language and online community, back in 2007.

via EdSurge · Jan. 3, 2019
in Lifelong Kindergarten
#learning #computer science #technology
Article Research

What tech will look like in 2039

We asked futurists, tech execs, academics, researchers, and a sci-fi writer to imagine our tech-driven society in 20 years.

via PC Magazine · Jan. 3, 2019
in Ultimate Media · Viral Communications
#communications #data #networks +1 more
Article Research

Wearable medical tech is about to become crucial for staying alive

Wearables are already replacing traditional drugs and therapies—this year, they'll go further still.

via WIRED · Jan. 3, 2019
in Affective Computing · Fluid Interfaces
#health #wearable computing #technology
Article Research

Introducing Scratch 3.0: Expanding the Creative Possibilities of Coding

Over the past decade, millions of kids around the world have used Scratch to code their own interactive games, stories, animations, and mor…

Jan. 3, 2019
Publication Research

Society in the Loop: Programming the Algorithmic Social Contract

Rahwan, I. (2018). Society-in-the-loop: programming the algorithmic social contract. Ethics and Information Technology, 20(1), 5-14.

Academic Paper
in Scalable Cooperation
Article Research

Climate change has an unexpected impact on mental health

Global climate change is projected to change our planet this century and beyond.

via Inverse · Dec. 28, 2018
in Scalable Cooperation
#environment #health #climate change
Article Research

Give way to droids, bots, and drones: the driverless city will look like this

An NYC exhibit imagines driverless buses and mobile medical units resembling Popemobiles.

via The Daily Beast · Dec. 31, 2018
in Scalable Cooperation · City Science
#design #architecture #civic technology +4 more
Publication Research

An empirical study of opinion leader effects on mobile technology implementation by physicians in an American community health system

Hao and Padman. Health Informatics Journal, published online Dec. 21, 2016. Published Sept. 1, 2018.

Academic Paper, Sept. 2018
Publication Research

Modeling social learning on consumers’ long-term usage of a mobile technology: a Bayesian estimation of a Bayesian learning model

Hao, H., Padman, R., Sun, B. et al. Electron Commer Res (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10660-018-09324-5

Academic Paper, Dec. 2018
Article Research

India has been able to manage complex conversations better than US: Tenzin Priyadarshi

Priyadarshi talks to Malini Goyal on a broad range of issues.

via The Economic Times · Dec. 23, 2018
in Ethics
Article Research

MIT’s zero-gravity musical instrument provides a soundtrack for space travel

The Telemetron was created in response to a call from the MIT Media Lab’s Space Exploration Initiative.

via Digital Trends · July 9, 2018
in Space Exploration Initiative
#music #space #zero gravity
Article Research

A musical instrument for astronauts and other news

BBC Click's Nick Kwek looks at some of the best technology stories of the week.

via BBC News · July 13, 2018
in Space Exploration Initiative
#music #space #zero gravity
Post Research

Fadel Adib receives the Young Investigator Award from the Office of Naval Research

Fadel Adib is one of 25 recipients of the Office of Naval Research's 2019 Young Investigator Awards, and the only awardee from MIT.

Dec. 19, 2018
in Signal Kinetics
#robotics #communications #networks +3 more
Post Research

Earthrise, 50 years later

Thoughts from the Media Lab's Space Enabled group and Space Exploration Initiative

Dec. 24, 2018
in Space Exploration Initiative · Space Enabled
#space #climate change #racial justice
Publication Research

TESSERAE: Self-Assembling Shell Structures for Space Exploration

Ekblaw, Ariel and Joseph Paradiso. "TESSERAE: self-assembling shell structures for space exploration." In Proceedings of the Annual Symposium of the International Association of Shell and Spatial Structures: Extra Planetary Architecture, p. 317 (2018).

Proceedings, July 2018
in Responsive Environments · Space Exploration Initiative
#architecture #space
Publication Research

Architectures of Small Satellite Programs in Developing Countries

Wood, D. & A. Weigel, “Architectures of Small Satellite Programs in Developing Countries,” Acta Astronautica, Vol 97, April – May 2014, pp 109-121.

Article, April 2014
in Space Enabled
Publication Research

The Current and Potential Role of Satellite Remote Sensing in the Campaign Against Malaria

Kazansky, Y., D. Wood and J. Sutherlun, “The Current and Potential Role of Satellite Remote Sensing in the Campaign Against Malaria,” Acta Astronautica, Vol 121, April – May 2016, Pages 292-305. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actaastro.2015.09.021

Article, April 2016
in Space Enabled
Article Research

How different types of knowledge impact the growth of new firms

Study explores the micromechanisms underlying regional economic diversification.

via MIT News · Dec. 20, 2018
in Collective Learning
#economy #industry
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MIT invents method to shrink objects to nanoscale using basic lab equipment

Some say bigger is better, but researchers at MIT will tell you that when it comes to tech, smaller things are far more impressive.

via CNN · Dec. 18, 2018
in Synthetic Neurobiology
#technology
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Brain-controlled bionic limbs developed at MIT

For amputees, robotic limbs that move like the real thing and are controlled by the mind are a game changer.

via WBZ-CBS Boston · Dec. 17, 2018
in Biomechatronics
#technology #bionics
Post Research

Congratulations to Pratik Shah on being selected as an AAAS-Lemelson Invention Ambassador

Inventors play a critical role in fostering innovation, strengthening economies, and addressing everyday problems and grand challenges.

June 1, 2018
in Health 0.0
Article Research

How to Remote Control a Human Being

Misha Sra explains how galvanic vestibular stimulation (GVS) can improve VR experiences and open up new possibilities in gaming and beyond.

via TEDxBeaconStreetSalon · Dec. 10, 2018
in Fluid Interfaces
Article Research

Team invents method to shrink objects to the nanoscale

The technique, known as “implosion fabrication,” can be used to create nearly any shape imaginable.

via MIT News · Dec. 13, 2018
in Synthetic Neurobiology
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Creating sociotechnical systems that shape our urban environments

#design #art #environment +8 more
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Learning to dance in VR

Virtual reality can help realize mediated social experiences where we interact as richly with those around the world as we do with those ...

in Fluid Interfaces
Misha Sra
#virtual reality #learning #interfaces
Publication Research

The Media Lab: Inventing the Future at MIT

Brand, Stewart. Inventing the Future, Viking Adult (September 15, 1987)

Book, Sept. 1987
Project Research

Festival of Invention and Creativity

The Festival of Invention and Creativity (FIC) is a great celebration of the inventive, collaborative, and hands-on  spirit  of...

in Lifelong Kindergarten
Leo Burd
Publication Research

Closed-loop functional optogenetic stimulation

Shriya S. Srinivasan, Benjamin E. Maimon, Maurizio Diaz, Hyungeun Song and Hugh M. Herr, Nature Communications, volume 9, article number: 5303 (2018)

Academic Paper, Dec. 2018
in Biomechatronics
Publication Research

Spectrally distinct channelrhodopsins for two-colour optogenetic peripheral nerve stimulation

B. E. Maimon, K. Sparks, S. S. Srinivasan, A. N. Zorzos, H. M. Herr, Spectrally distinct channelrhodopsins for two-colour optogenetic peripheral nerve stimulation. Nature Biomedical Engineering 2, 485–496 (2018).

Article, June 2018
in Biomechatronics
#robotics #health #human-machine interaction
Article Research

Wiesner Gallery relaunched

Inaugural exhibition in the newly renovated space features work from 20 MIT Arts Scholars.

via MIT News · Nov. 30, 2016
in Object-Based Media · Fluid Interfaces
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Nurturing creative thinking in school and work

Careers with STEM caught up with Mitch Resnick, the inventor of Scratch, in a wide-ranging Q&A.

via Careers with STEM · Nov. 28, 2018
in Lifelong Kindergarten
#learning #technology
Article Research

What the Boston school bus schedule can teach us about AI

AI tools can absolutely make systems more equitable and fair, but they won’t succeed without our help.

via Wired · Nov. 5, 2018
in Director's Office
#artificial intelligence
Publication Research

The universal decay of collective memory and attention

Candia, Cristian and Jara-Figueroa, C. and Rodriguez-Sickert, Carlos and Barabási, Albert-László and Hidalgo, César A., Nature Human Behaviour, 2018, DOI:10.1038/s41562-018-0474-5

Academic Paper, Dec. 2018
in Collective Learning
Publication Research

The role of industry-specific, occupation-specific, and location-specific knowledge in the growth and survival of new firms

C. Jara-Figueroa, Bogang Jun, Edward L. Glaeser, and Cesar A. Hidalgo, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2018, https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1800475115

Academic Paper, Dec. 2018
in Collective Learning
Article Research

Should we be worried about computerized facial recognition?

The technology could revolutionize policing, medicine, even agriculture—but its applications can easily be weaponized.

via The New Yorker · Dec. 17, 2018
in Civic Media
#civic technology
Article Research

MIT "cyborg botany" researcher builds plant-robot hybrid called Elowan

Sareen is a research affiliate within the Fluid Interfaces group, and worked with lab founder Pattie Maes to develop the project.

via Dezeen · Dec. 7, 2018
in Fluid Interfaces
#robotics #biology #technology
Article Research

Part 1: Gene Drive; Part 2: Gene Drive and Local Drive

iBiology features two introductory classes from CRISPR expert Kevin Esvelt, head of the Media Lab's Sculpting Evolution group.

via iBiology · July 1, 2018
in Sculpting Evolution
#genetics #biology
Post Research

Elowan in the news

A selection of recent press coverage on Elowan, a plant-robot hybrid designed by Harpreet Sareen and Pattie Maes.

Dec. 7, 2018
in Fluid Interfaces
Post Research

Schoenberg in Hollywood in the news

A selection of recent press coverage on Tod Machover's newest opera, Schoenberg in Hollywood.

Nov. 21, 2018
in Opera of the Future
#art #music #technology
Article Research

Gene drive should be a nonprofit technology

Unlike a normal edit, gene drive systems could lastingly alter or suppress local or global populations of a target species.

via STAT · Nov. 27, 2018
in Sculpting Evolution
#genetics #ethics #technology
Article Research

The Leafy Green Cyborgs Are Coming

While plants at first glance look like static things, they are in fact very busy transmitting bio-electrochemical signals.

via Popular Mechanics · Dec. 6, 2018
in Fluid Interfaces
#design #interfaces
Article Research

This plant is a cyborg (and it might be the future of interfaces)

A Parsons and MIT researcher hooked up electrodes to a plant’s leaves to turn it into a robotic sensor.

via Fast Company · Dec. 4, 2018
in Fluid Interfaces
#robotics #biology #technology
Article Research

Cyborg houseplant can drive itself toward the light it craves

Introducing Elowan, a robot-plant hybrid designed by Harpreet Sareen and Pattie Maes, both from MIT Media Lab.

via Gizmodo · Dec. 4, 2018
in Fluid Interfaces
#robotics #biology #technology
Article Research

Reaching tech's limit, YouTube phenom Jacob Collier seeks a human touch

As Collier gets ready to release his sophomore album, "Djesse," he's adding a new element to his musical world: other people.

via WBUR · Dec. 5, 2018
in Opera of the Future
#music #technology
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Skrin

Skrin is an exploration project on digitalized body skin surface using embedded electronics and prosthetics. Human skin is a means for pr...

in Responsive Environments · Fluid Interfaces
Pattie Maes · Joseph A. Paradiso +2 more
Archived
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Text Editor for Augmented Writing

We study augmentation of the creative writing process through a new text editor. This text editor presents short-length snippets from boo...

in Fluid Interfaces
Pattie Maes
Archived
Project Research

ReflectOns: Mental Prostheses for Self-Reflection

ReflectOns are objects that help people think about their actions and change their behavior based on subtle, ambient nudges delivered at ...

in Fluid Interfaces
Pattie Maes · Sajid Sadi
Archived
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Wave Alchemy: Perception and Reminiscence of Expressive Moments through Waves

It's common for us to attach different emotions to each moment in our lives, but when we capture and interact with them, we are often con...

in Living Mobile · Fluid Interfaces · Viral Communications
Pattie Maes · Chris Schmandt +2 more
Archived
Project Research

Synaesthetic Recipes

This work explores a technological answer to the perennial question "What's for dinner?" Few of us know with great certainty the exact fo...

in Fluid Interfaces
Pattie Maes
Archived
Project Research

xLink: Extensible Context Management Layer

The Context Manager is a generalized framework for connecting a variety of pervasive sensor technologies and output modalities to intelli...

in Fluid Interfaces
Pattie Maes · Sajid Sadi
Archived
Project Research

Taste Modeling and Forecasting

People's tastes are their systems of aesthetic judgment and preference. Taste systems are generative; understanding the tastes of friends...

in Fluid Interfaces
Pattie Maes
Archived
Archived
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Desafio Aprendizagem Criativa Brasil 2018

ATENÇÃO: Saiu o resultado do Desafio Aprendizagem Criativa Brasil 2018! Clique aqui para conhecer os fellows e os projetos seleciona...

in Lifelong Kindergarten
Leo Burd · Mitchel Resnick
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