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Meet the computer scientist and activist who got Big Tech to stand down

Joy Buolamwini’s research helped persuade Amazon, IBM, and Microsoft to put a hold on facial recognition technology. Through her nonprofit Algorithmic Justice League, she’s now battling AI bias in other realms.

Meet the computer scientist and activist who got Big Tech to stand down

This MIT app makes self-care as addictive as a video game

Collect cute monsters and make your brain feel better.

This MIT app makes self-care as addictive as a video game

Give your kids a free MIT education, with this new STEM-focused site

The legendary technology school launches a new website aimed at teaching K-12 students about AI.

Give your kids a free MIT education, with this new STEM-focused site

The U.S. is under quarantine. Can technology help us reach out and touch our loved ones?

Tangible interfaces were the hottest idea in experimental UI. As we’re all holed up working from home, it’s time to revisit it.

The U.S. is under quarantine. Can technology help us reach out and touch our loved ones?

MIT’s damning report on Jeffrey Epstein attempts to exonerate its president

Prepared by the law firm Goodwin Procter, it appears to absolve many of MIT’s top leaders, while revealing new information about Professor Seth Lloyd’s deep involvement with the convicted sex offender.

MIT’s damning report on Jeffrey Epstein attempts to exonerate its president

Innovation By Design

The best experimental designs of 2019

See all the honorees of the 2019 Innovation by Design Awards in the Experimental category.

The best experimental designs of 2019

MIT Media Lab founder defends accepting Jeffrey Epstein’s money in explosive report

In a meeting at the Media Lab, founder Nicholas Negroponte reportedly said that “If you wind back the clock, I would still say, ‘Take [the money].'”

MIT Media Lab founder defends accepting Jeffrey Epstein’s money in explosive report

Two MIT Media Lab scholars quit as Jeffrey Epstein connections emerge

“I cannot with integrity do that from a place with the kind of relationship that the Media Lab has had with Epstein,” writes Dr. J. Nathan Matias in a statement. “It’s that simple.”

Two MIT Media Lab scholars quit as Jeffrey Epstein connections emerge

MIT Media Lab director apologizes for accepting funds from Jeffrey Epstein

Joi Ito, head of the MIT Media Lab, apologized for taking investment money and donations from the now-deceased convicted sex offender.

MIT Media Lab director apologizes for accepting funds from Jeffrey Epstein

Celtics star Jaylen Brown wants to fix American schools

In an exclusive interview, the basketball player discusses his new MIT Media Lab fellowship, and how he plans to use the platform to reform education.

Celtics star Jaylen Brown wants to fix American schools

Meet MIT’s new fellows: Boston Celtics’ Jaylen Brown and politics wunderkind Michael Tubbs

MIT’s new Media Lab fellows are not your everyday scientists.

Meet MIT’s new fellows: Boston Celtics’ Jaylen Brown and politics wunderkind Michael Tubbs

Plants are the oldest sensors in the world. Could they be the future of computers?

“They’re billion-year evolutionary machines,” says an MIT researcher who is developing ways to turn houseplants into functioning sensors.

Plants are the oldest sensors in the world. Could they be the future of computers?

Don’t ban Huawei. Do this instead

Telecommunications policy should be based on objective standards, not geopolitical issues, writes MIT Media Lab founder Nicholas Negroponte.

Don’t ban Huawei. Do this instead

Visualizing where rich and poor people really cross paths–or don’t

These maps show “place inequality”–or why people of different income levels are at different coffee shops.

Visualizing where rich and poor people really cross paths–or don’t

This plant is a cyborg (and it might be the future of interfaces)

A Parsons and MIT researcher hooked up electrodes to a plant’s leaves to turn it into a robotic sensor.

This plant is a cyborg (and it might be the future of interfaces)

A groundbreaking study reveals how we want machines to treat us

A self-driving car is crashing on a busy street. Who does it kill? Who does it save? Your answer will be shaped by where you live, says an MIT study.

A groundbreaking study reveals how we want machines to treat us

MIT’s new tool erases anything (or anyone) from old photos

The reality distortion field is real, and it’s getting better every day.

MIT’s new tool erases anything (or anyone) from old photos

Meet 4 design heroes who are defending democracy online

They’re fighting for fairness and accuracy in algorithms and on digital platforms.

Meet 4 design heroes who are defending democracy online

The gorgeous future of 3D printing

A new technique, from MIT Media Lab’s Mediated Matter Group, produces some of the most stunning 3D models we’ve seen yet.

The gorgeous future of 3D printing

Innovation By Design

Disney’s Crazy Jacket Makes You Feel Like You’re Covered In Bugs

But do you really want to simulate that?

Disney’s Crazy Jacket Makes You Feel Like You’re Covered In Bugs

Impact

These maps show you where to move once climate change make parts of the U.S. unlivable

You can only get Swiss running brand On’s new recyclable shoes via subscription

Forget planting trees: This company is making carbon offsets by putting seaweed on the ocean floor

News

How far does wildfire smoke travel? These maps will tell you

Snowflake just raised its expected IPO price, and the buzz got even louder

How and where to watch Apple’s September 15 event online today

Co.Design

Apple just made it way less annoying to unlock your device

Why Miller Lite turned its beer can into a TV antenna for NFL football

Louis Vuitton’s new face shield doesn’t just protect you from COVID-19

Work Life

Your HR manager is now your nurse, hall monitor, and remote IT liaison

To come out ahead of a crisis, lead with compassion

This is the most important quality for entrepreneurs, says How I Built This’s Guy Raz