LocationMIT Media Lab, E14-674 DescriptionAn accomplished entrepreneur, executive, and angel investor, Reid Hoffman has played an integral …
Co-founder, LinkedIn; Partner, Greylock Partners
Reid Hoffman in conversation with Media Lab Director Joi Ito.
Reid Hoffman likes to say, “With great power comes great responsibility.” Usually, he’s referring to tech companies like the ones he has fo…
Reid Hoffman in conversation with Media Lab Director Joi Ito.
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Spinoff Tulip, an E14 Fund company founded by alumni Natan Linder and Rony Kubat, has received a new round of investment financing.
Video: AI for all, not just a few.
Former Labber Rana el Kaliouby, current CEO and co-founder of Affectiva, talks with Reid Hoffman during an episode of Masters of Scale.
MIT professor Dr. Danielle Wood to host talk: "Technology from Space Helps Keep us Safe on Earth"On Monday, July 1, Dr. Danielle Wood from …
Commending a formidable variety of international change-makers driving digital transformation in government.
A. L. Thomaz, G. Hoffman, C. Breazeal
Bridging the gap between the humanities, the social sciences, and computing by addressing the global challenges of artificial intelligence.
New program, Advancing Wellness, combines academics with on-the-ground initiatives to promote better health at MIT and beyond.
Interview with Joi Ito about the first-ever Disobedience Award
The talk focuses on what the Living Observatory project team learned about the benefits of wetland restoration on retired cranberry farmland
LocationCourtyard Marriott, Rio Grande Ballroom, 300 E. 4th St. Description#sxsw #How2CreateThis is not a panel about “Aha! moments.” There…
CNBC profiles Headspace Health, which was formed through a merger between spinoff Ginger and meditation + mindfulness app company Headspace.
In 2016 hundreds of famous people died. David Bowie, Prince, Muhammad Ali, Fidel Castro, Carrie Fisher, Gene Wilder, George Michael, Vera R…
Breazeal, C., Scassellati, B.
Kate Darling hosts a talk with Douglas Rushkoff, discussing his new book and the various topics related to it.
Teshima 8 Million Lab is the first Shinto shrine worshipping a genetically engineered life—a silkworm created in Sputniko!'s new work Red...
P. Sainath, veteran journalist on rural affairs, poverty, and inequality in India, will be speaking at the Center for Civic Media.
Interacting with a robotic teddy bear invented at MIT boosted young patients’ positive emotions, engagement, and activity level.
Jack Reid will present on his research as part of a seminar series organized around science, technology, and innovation for the common good.
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Boston.com reports on research conducted by Human Dynamics head Sandy Pentland, visiting professor Esteban Moro, and collaborators.
The center is funded by a $24 million gift to MIT’s McGovern Institute for Brain Research from philanthropist Lisa Yang.
MLTalks with Douglas Rushkoff, hosted by Kate Darling
Let’s Talk Privacy explores how the implementation of privacy and data governance policies might impact a variety of fields.Project Let’s...
Twenty innovators and trailblazers were selected out of a pool of candidates to pitch their idea that breaks down scientific and social wall
The Soffen Memorial Fund Committee selected Golda Nguyen and Jack Reid for their research success, interdisciplinary work, and service.
The startup Spatial uses an augmented reality platform to make people feel like they’re working side by side.
The international IEEE Aerospace Conference is organized to promote interdisciplinary understanding of aerospace systems.
Forbes highlights spinoff Figur8 and its most recent funding round, which raised $12 million.
The Root 100 is our annual list of the most influential African Americans, ages 25 to 45.
What if we could drastically reduce the amount of data needed to train an AI, making diagnoses low-cost and more effective?
G. Hoffman, C. Breazeal
G. Hoffman, C. Breazeal
D. SARKAR, A. T. WASSIE, A. PAYNE, K. D. PIATKEVICH, D. ORAN, J.-B. CHANG, E. S. BOYDEN. Society for Neuroscience, 2016.
Sasha Costanza-Chock will present key insights from their book Design Justice.
Because the funding has no strings attached, HHMI investigators are free to pursue their wildest scientific ideas.
Massive global Moral Machine study reveals ethics preferences and regional differences
Among other experts, Ethan Zuckerman reminisces about human-curated web directories and the mule-powered web browser.
The debate over whether to use genetically modified mosquitoes to fight malaria, explained.
We are creating thirty-dollar, sunlight-readable, low-power, and high-resolution displays for laptop computers. We are focusing on the re...
Thomaz, A. L., Hoffman, G., Breazeal, C.
Volta Labs, co-founded by alumni Udayan Umapathi and Will Langford, has announced a $20 million Series A funding round.
A robot ethicist explores exciting new research that suggests that cute robots can help kids overcome social anxiety.
Wise Systems’ real-time, automated system powers delivery and service operations with drivers worldwide across the last-mile industry.
Danielle Wood will present on "The Vida Decision Support System: Using Geospatial Data to Inform Policy During COVID."
Alum Hasier Larrea talks about how Ori, the Media Lab spinoff he co-founded, is approaching two of the real estate industry's challenges.
Sasha Costanza-Chock presents key insights from their book Design Justice.