Category: Artificial Intelligence

CHARLES DUHIGG: Everything that we can see about the future of tech is it’s going to be more and more like having a conversation, and less and less like using a calculator. And the faster we get into the habit of thinking about which conversation is the right kind of conversation with this particular type […]

William Warin Bainbridge Jr., Class of 1922, and Kenneth Tompkins Bainbridge, Class of 1926, grew up on Manhattan’s Riverside Drive, the eldest of three sons of an upwardly mobile stationer who dabbled in real estate. Both went to MIT. And both would play important roles in World War II—one on the front lines at Normandy […]

Read Across America Day is so exciting and rewarding that it’s more than just a day: it is an entire week! It begins on March 2nd, which lands on a Saturday this year, giving you nearly a week to extol the virtues—and let’s be honest: the sheer enjoyment—of reading in your classroom.  Take five for […]

The MIT Shaping the Future of Work Initiative, co-directed by MIT professors Daron Acemoglu, David Autor, and Simon Johnson, celebrated its official launch on Jan. 22. The new initiative’s mission is to analyze the forces that are eroding job quality and labor market opportunities for non-college workers and identify innovative ways to move the economy […]

Ultraviolet-laser processing is a promising technique for developing intricate microstructures, enabling complex alignment of muscle cells, required for building life-like biohybrid actuators, as shown by Tokyo Tech researchers. Compared to traditional complex methods, this innovative technique enables easy and quick fabrication of microstructures with intricate patterns for achieving different muscle cell arrangements, paving the way […]

Smidt says she loves the lathe but is also very fond of a small tool called a French curve scraper, which she used to sand the curves of the desk that was her ambitious first project in the shop. The piece, which Smidt calls her “noodle desk,” consists of a butcher block top that S-curves […]

In this article In the ever-evolving landscape of healthcare, we’re excited to see more organizations unlocking the value of their data and leaning into the possibilities that AI can offer their workforce, clinicians, and the communities they serve. As AI becomes more woven into society, its impact will be meaningful, and more organizations are only […]