Co.DesignThe head of the world’s coolest innovation lab wants to focus on . . . public policyDava Newman, the new head of MIT’s Media Lab, wants the lab to take on bigger problems and reach out into the community.
Co.Design‘When can I schedule a COVID-19 vaccine appointment?’ Why the government can’t answer this simple questionOperation Warp Speed successfully helped develop a vaccine in record time, but it did not develop a plan for last-mile delivery—and Americans’ lives are at stake.
Co.DesignAmericans speak more than 1,300 languages. This artist wants to capture them allPeople speak as many as 800 languages in New York alone. With A Counting, Ekene Ijeoma aims to represent every single one.
Fast Company MagazineMeet the computer scientist and activist who got Big Tech to stand downJoy 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.
Co.DesignThis MIT app makes self-care as addictive as a video gameCollect cute monsters and make your brain feel better.
Co.DesignGive your kids a free MIT education, with this new STEM-focused siteThe legendary technology school launches a new website aimed at teaching K-12 students about AI.
Co.DesignThe 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.
TechMIT’s damning report on Jeffrey Epstein attempts to exonerate its presidentPrepared 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.
Innovation By DesignThe best experimental designs of 2019See all the honorees of the 2019 Innovation by Design Awards in the Experimental category.
Co.DesignMIT Media Lab founder defends accepting Jeffrey Epstein’s money in explosive reportIn 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].'”
Co.DesignTwo 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.”
Co.DesignMIT Media Lab director apologizes for accepting funds from Jeffrey EpsteinJoi Ito, head of the MIT Media Lab, apologized for taking investment money and donations from the now-deceased convicted sex offender.
CreativityCeltics star Jaylen Brown wants to fix American schoolsIn an exclusive interview, the basketball player discusses his new MIT Media Lab fellowship, and how he plans to use the platform to reform education.
NewsMeet MIT’s new fellows: Boston Celtics’ Jaylen Brown and politics wunderkind Michael TubbsMIT’s new Media Lab fellows are not your everyday scientists.
Co.DesignPlants 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.
TechDon’t ban Huawei. Do this insteadTelecommunications policy should be based on objective standards, not geopolitical issues, writes MIT Media Lab founder Nicholas Negroponte.
ImpactVisualizing where rich and poor people really cross paths–or don’tThese maps show “place inequality”–or why people of different income levels are at different coffee shops.
Co.DesignThis 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.
Co.DesignA groundbreaking study reveals how we want machines to treat usA 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.
Co.DesignMIT’s new tool erases anything (or anyone) from old photosThe reality distortion field is real, and it’s getting better every day.