LocationMIT Media Lab, E14-674 DescriptionAn accomplished entrepreneur, executive, and angel investor, Reid Hoffman has played an integra...
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 ...
Reid Hoffman in conversation with Media Lab Director Joi Ito.
Spinoff Tulip, an E14 Fund company founded by alumni Natan Linder and Rony Kubat, has received a new round of investment financing.
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Financial Officer
Former Labber Rana el Kaliouby, current CEO and co-founder of Affectiva, talks with Reid Hoffman during an episode of Masters of Scale.
Research Assistant
Postdoctoral Associate
MIT professor Dr. Danielle Wood to host talk: "Technology from Space Helps Keep us Safe on Earth"On Monday, July 1, Dr. Danielle Wood fro...
Commending a formidable variety of international change-makers driving digital transformation in government.
Video: AI for all, not just a few.
Interview with Joi Ito about the first-ever Disobedience Award
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.
A. L. Thomaz, G. Hoffman, C. Breazeal
P. Sainath, veteran journalist on rural affairs, poverty, and inequality in India, will be speaking at the Center for Civic Media.
Let’s Talk Privacy explores how the implementation of privacy and data governance policies might impact a variety of fields.Project Let’s...
Kate Darling hosts a talk with Douglas Rushkoff, discussing his new book and the various topics related to it.
LocationCourtyard Marriott, Rio Grande Ballroom, 300 E. 4th St. Description#sxsw #How2CreateThis is not a panel about “Aha! moments.” The...
Jack Reid will present on his research as part of a seminar series organized around science, technology, and innovation for the common good.
Sasha Costanza-Chock will present key insights from their book Design Justice.
MLTalks with Douglas Rushkoff, hosted by Kate Darling
The Ethics and Governance of Artificial Intelligence Fund, created in part by the Omidyar Network, Knight Foundation, and LinkedIn founde...
In 2016 hundreds of famous people died. David Bowie, Prince, Muhammad Ali, Fidel Castro, Carrie Fisher, Gene Wilder, George Michael, Vera...
The Soffen Memorial Fund Committee selected Golda Nguyen and Jack Reid for their research success, interdisciplinary work, and service.
The center is funded by a $24 million gift to MIT’s McGovern Institute for Brain Research from philanthropist Lisa Yang.
Interacting with a robotic teddy bear invented at MIT boosted young patients’ positive emotions, engagement, and activity level.
Breazeal, C., Scassellati, B.
Millions flow to steer AI in the right direction.
Twenty innovators and trailblazers were selected out of a pool of candidates to pitch their idea that breaks down scientific and social wall
Sasha Costanza-Chock presents key insights from their book Design Justice.
Forbes highlights spinoff Figur8 and its most recent funding round, which raised $12 million.
The international IEEE Aerospace Conference is organized to promote interdisciplinary understanding of aerospace systems.
Thomaz, A. L., Hoffman, G., Breazeal, C.
The debate over whether to use genetically modified mosquitoes to fight malaria, explained.
Among other experts, Ethan Zuckerman reminisces about human-curated web directories and the mule-powered web browser.
A robot ethicist explores exciting new research that suggests that cute robots can help kids overcome social anxiety.
Conservation agreements: everybody wins or everybody loses.
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Because the funding has no strings attached, HHMI investigators are free to pursue their wildest scientific ideas.
What if we could drastically reduce the amount of data needed to train an AI, making diagnoses low-cost and more effective?
D. SARKAR, A. T. WASSIE, A. PAYNE, K. D. PIATKEVICH, D. ORAN, J.-B. CHANG, E. S. BOYDEN. Society for Neuroscience, 2016.
Massive global Moral Machine study reveals ethics preferences and regional differences
How can we reap the benefits of Artificial Intelligence while minimizing the risks it poses to society?
Joy Buolamwini's TED Talk
The startup Spatial uses an augmented reality platform to make people feel like they’re working side by side.
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The Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) has named 19 new HHMI Investigators, including Synthetic Neurobiology head Ed Boyden.
G. Hoffman, C. Breazeal
G. Hoffman, C. Breazeal
MIT Media Lab summer event explored responsible dissent, embodied in its new Disobedience Award.
Researchers enlist grassroots activists to engage “invisible” residents about the future of the city.
Leveraging the web’s power to create open, community-sourced access to knowledge
Author Todd Balf gets a front-row seat as Hugh Herr plots his next big act—a $100 million project to end a slate of disabling conditions