Ocean scientists measure sediment plume stirred up by deep-sea-mining vehicle
A new field study reveals a previously unobserved fluid dynamic process that is key to assessing impact of deep-sea mining operations.
Empowering Cambridge youth through data activism
Mayor’s youth employment program brought local high schoolers to MIT this summer.
Ethics in action
In MIT’s Experiential Ethics summer course, students grapple with real-world ethical decision making, often while interning in the very fields they’re studying.
The power of weak ties in gaining new employment
An experiment using data from 20 million LinkedIn profiles shows how much we rely on people we know less well to land new jobs.
MIT accelerates efforts on path to carbon reduction goals
The “Fast Forward” climate action plan laid out ambitious commitments. Now comes the harder part: making them happen.
3Q: How MIT is working to reduce carbon emissions on our campus
Vice President for Campus Services and Stewardship Joe Higgins describes how MIT is tackling its Fast Forward campus carbon-reduction goals
Analysis of email traffic suggests remote work may stifle innovation
At MIT, social networks with “weak ties,” which help foster new ideas, declined during the Covid-19 pandemic, researchers report.
Tech in translation
Paul Roquet examines Japan’s position at the leading edge of global trends in personal technology.
Artificial intelligence model can detect Parkinson’s from breathing patterns
An MIT-developed device with the appearance of a Wi-Fi router uses a neural network to discern the presence and severity of one of the fastest-growing neurological diseases in the world.
Bringing lessons from cybersecurity to the fight against disinformation
Mary Ellen Zurko pioneered user-centered security in the 1990s. Now she’s using those insights to help the nation thwart influence operations.
Caspar Hare, Georgia Perakis named associate deans of Social and Ethical Responsibilities of Computing
The faculty members will work together to advance the cross-cutting initiative of the MIT Schwarzman College of Computing.
Why it’s a problem that pulse oximeters don’t work as well on patients of color
New research ties inaccuracies in pulse oximeter readings to racial disparities in treatment and outcomes.
Christopher Capozzola named senior associate dean for open learning
Distinguished professor and public history advocate will oversee open education offerings and campus-focused services.
3 Questions: John Durant on the new MIT Museum at Kendall Square
The MIT Museum director describes how the museum is reinventing itself for the 21st century.
Study finds Wikipedia influences judicial behavior
Using a randomized field experiment, researchers discover that Wikipedia articles affect judges’ legal reasoning.