The 'sci' behind the 'fi'
A public television program explores the ways real science is starting to catch up with the futuristic visions in Star Trek.
Alumna wins Creative Capital/Warhol Foundation Art Writers Grant
Geeta Dayal wins support for a publication on GPS, mapping and mobile technologies
Rethinking artificial intelligence
Broad-based MIT project aims to reinvent AI for a new era. By going back and fixing mistakes, researchers hope to produce ‘co-processors’ for the human mind.
Two from MIT win Marshall Scholarships
Seniors Tanya Goldhaber and Vinayak Muralidhar will pursue graduate studies in Britain beginning next year.
Following in their footsteps
A unique lineage of four women in the Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences at MIT discuss their 'special responsibility' to help others succeed in academia
McGovern Institute Neurotechnology (MINT) program funds three new projects
The McGovern Institute for Brain Research at MIT today announced three new collaborative funding awards as part of the McGovern Institute Neurotechnology (MINT) program.
Why we learn more from our successes than our failures
MIT study sheds light on the brain's ability to change in response to learning
Songbirds reveal how practice improves performance
MIT research provides new insights about trial-and-error learning
Researchers find new actions of neurochemicals
Work with tiny worm could point to new treatments for human brain disorders
Sleep helps build long-term memories
Picower Institute study strengthens link between sleep, memory formation