Chasing impossible: MIT-DFCI Center for Glioblastoma Systems Biology hosts inaugural Glioblastoma Tumor Microenvironment Symposium
For more than twenty years, clinical trials for treating this deadly brain cancer have been at a standstill. Now, scientists have hope that they are moving towards a cure.
Zeynep Tüfekçi reminds us to look past the benchmarks
Is the tipping point of AI already behind us?
A Life Dedicated to Four Symbols
Professor Michael Sipser first heard about the problem of P vs. NP in 1974. Half a century later, he still has his mind on it.
MIT Media Lab Hosts Third Annual AI Filmmaking Hackathon
No new Terminator movies were made.
Celebrating civil and environmental engineering: Course 1 hosts 13th annual research symposium
MIT researchers present breakthroughs on climate, biodiversity, and infrastructure
Build for Ukraine: MIT Innovators Tackle Misinformation, Education, and Infrastructure Challenges
From fighting disinformation to constructing new polymers, participants worked together to solve problems for Ukraine
Let There be LiDAR: Technological Advances Shine Light on Lost Mayan City
Data from this scanning technology allowed archaeologists to uncover a civilization buried in the jungle.
MIT Integration Bee Hosts 44th Annual Competition
"Integration Bee is a very embedded part of MIT culture…It's the only place where you hear 3, 2, 1 Integrate."
Tiny Disks, Big Impact: Wireless Brain Therapy with Magnetic Nanodiscs
Your brain is a massive game of well-choreographed pinball. At every instant, a hundred billion neurons fire through a hundred trillion synaptic connections. It’s an incredibly complicated system ― and things can go wrong. In Parkinson’s disease, misfiring neurons cause tremors and uncontrollable movements. One possible treatment is Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS): using implanted electrodes that send electrical impulses to specific brain areas responsible for motor control, DBS essentially resets parts of the pinball board. By hijacking neural signals, it’s been shown to reduce symptoms and improve motor function. However, DBS’s applicability is limited by its invasiveness. The surgery can cause hemorrhages and infection, and the target, commonly a region called the subthalamic nucleus, is buried deep inside the folds of the brain.
Materials, Medicine, and Molecules: Five with ties to MIT Awarded National Medals of Science, Technology and Innovation
President Joe Biden honors five from MIT as recipients of the National Medal of Science and National Medal of Technology and Innovation.
Forging ahead in alloy design using machine learning
Predicting atomic behavior in advanced alloys paves the way for targeted material design.
Play Seriously: The teaching that defines MIT’s iconic 2.009
What does it mean to “play seriously?”
MIT Science Bowl Hosts Sixth High School Invitational
On Nov. 16, 26-100 brimmed with energy as high school participants, teachers, guardians, and MIT student volunteers gathered for the annual MIT Science Bowl Invitational. Hailing from across the United States, 48 teams, including those from as far as California and Washington, filled the rows of the auditorium, ready to compete.
In Conversation with Dr. Henry Cohn: Three Perspectives on the Fourier Series
Whether you are an 18.03 student or a math enthusiast, chances are you have heard about the Fourier series.
Faces everywhere: pareidolia in machine learning
Look at an electrical outlet, and you can almost see a little shocked face: two slits for eyes, and a ground-socket mouth.
Meet Nergis Mavalvala PhD ’97, Dean of the School of Science
Learn about Dean Mavalvala’s journey to MIT from Pakistan, her “Mind Blown” notebook of ideas, the Life Sciences and Health Collaborative, and her perspectives on how MIT has evolved.
realtalk@MIT: Using AI to bring human conversation to life
A new Media Lab program uses AI to create audio medleys from small group conversations. The goal is to build trust and understanding in the MIT community.
Digital simulations help robots learn real-world tasks
A novel approach to training robots using 3D scans of real environments paves the path for robust and accessible home robotics.
Seeing is Believing, Hearing is Revealing
A MIT and Northwestern study finds humans are more adept at spotting political deepfakes than previously thought.
Dr. Francis Collins presents The Road to Wisdom at the 2024 Boston Book Festival
Collins: “It’s not a book that I really felt a strong urge to try to put together until it seemed it was pretty much impossible for me to resist.”