Truth, lies, and tribal voters
A look at recent insights about fake news from MIT researchers, including IDSS affiliates Adam Berinksy, Sinan Aral, David Rand, and Teppei Yamamoto.
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HUBweek Policy Hackathon delivers solutions to local challenges
Citizens and data scientists produce actionable recommendations for high-priority Boston-area issues at an IDSS student-run event during Boston's annual ideas festival.
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Refining the “science” of political science
IDSS affiliate Teppei Yamamoto studies political cause and effect, including a project with fellow IDSS affiliate Adam Berinsky examining the effects of news media on political views.
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Tracking how mobile banking and texting are impacting lives in Africa
MIT Sloan applied economics professor and IDSS affiliate Tavneet Suri researches the link between mobile banking apps and poverty levels in Kenya.
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New College of Computing reshapes MIT
IDSS is expected to join the new college, part of a $1 billion commitment to address the global opportunities and challenges presented by the prevalence of computing and the rise of artificial intelligence (AI).
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Suvrit Sra awarded NSF TRIPODS + X grant
Sra's cross-disciplinary research explores how machine learning can improve medical imaging.
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Philippe Rigollet awarded NSF BIGDATA grant
Research uses the theory of optimal transport to address data that are whole geometric objects rather than a collection of individual points, with applications in medical imaging, LiDAR for self-driving cars, and more.
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Student insight on the “Future of Nuclear Energy” study
Amy Umaretiya, a master’s student in the Technology and Policy Program, joined other student researchers in Washington to lend their voices and ideas for exploring nuclear energy’s potential to address climate change.
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Model helps robots navigate more like humans do
In simulations, robots move through new environments by exploring, observing, and drawing from learned experiences. Researchers with CSAIL and the MIT Center for Brains, Minds, and Machines used an underlying motion planner that was developed at LIDS by Sertac Karaman and Emilio Frazzoli.
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MITx MicroMasters adds new pathways to access to master’s degrees
Learners from around the globe now have enhanced access to “blended” master’s programs at MIT and elsewhere.
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