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Research
Space Enabled

Advancing justice in Earth's complex systems using designs enabled by space

#robotics #design #human-computer interaction +59 more
Not Accepting Applicants
Project Research

Comments on Code

I have always been interested in the communities around coding.I love shader programming, I do it as a performance, but I have always felt …

in Future Sketches · Media Lab Research Theme: Cultivating Creativity
Char Stiles
#social networks #data #community +1 more
Research
Conformable Decoders

Converting the patterns of nature and the human body into beneficial signals and energy

#robotics #design #social networks +53 more
Accepting Applicants
Research
City Science

Looking beyond smart cities

#robotics #design #social networks +79 more
Accepting Applicants
Research
Lifelong Kindergarten

Engaging people in creative learning experiences

#robotics #design #human-computer interaction +37 more
Not Accepting Applicants
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Biomechatronics

Enhancing human physical capability

#robotics #design #human-computer interaction +68 more
Accepting Applicants
Research
Personal Robots

Building intelligent personified technologies that collaborate with people to help them learn, thrive, and flourish.

#robotics #design #social networks +80 more
Accepting Applicants
Archived
Project Research

Corporate surveillance of the commons + Amazon Ring

As of August 2020, Ring has active partnerships with over 1400 law enforcement agencies across the US. These partnerships allow law enforce…

in Human Dynamics
Dan Calacci
#design #human-computer interaction #civic technology +7 more
Archived
Research
Human Dynamics

Exploring how social networks can influence our lives in business, health, governance, and technology adoption and diffusion

#robotics #design #social networks +79 more
Not Accepting Applicants
Article Research

Featured Video: Researchers discuss queer visibility in academia

In “Scientific InQueery,” LGBTQ+ MIT faculty and graduate students describe finding community and living their authentic lives.

via MIT News · June 13, 2024
in Tangible Media · Media Lab Research Theme: Future Worlds
#community #alumni #diversity +1 more
Research
Responsive Environments

Augmenting and mediating human experience, interaction, and perception with sensor networks

#robotics #design #social networks +77 more
Not Accepting Applicants
Research
Media Lab Research Theme: Decentralized Society

Decentralized Society | Architecting the new internet for the good of the people

#robotics #design #social networks +85 more
Research
Media Lab Research Theme: Life with AI

Life with AI | Designing the future of smart systems to improve the human experience

#robotics #design #social networks +149 more
Post Research

Cathy Fang selected for 2024 Angela Leong Fellowship

This award is given to students from Macau, Hong Kong, and Mainland China who have demonstrated academic prowess and community involvement.

May 28, 2024
in Fluid Interfaces
#community #technology
Post Research

"AI Comes Out of the Closet" seeks to merge AI and LGBTQIA+ advocacy in a way as innovative as it is necessary

This research shows how AI can support LGBTQIA+ advocacy, how technology might help create a more accepting + understanding society.

April 6, 2024
in Tangible Media · Fluid Interfaces · Media Lab Research Theme: Life with AI +1 more
#artificial intelligence #civic technology #learning + teaching +16 more
Post Research

MIT Arts Startup Incubator finalist: Hex House

Hex House was co-founded by Char Stiles, a master's student in the Future Sketches research group.

May 8, 2024
in Future Sketches · Media Lab Research Theme: Cultivating Creativity
#design #art #creativity +1 more
Project Research

AI Comes Out of the Closet: Using AI-Generated Virtual Characters to Help Individuals Practice LGBTQIA+ Advocacy

AbstractDespite significant historical progress, discrimination and social stigma continue to impact the lives of LGBTQIA+ individuals. The…

in Tangible Media · Fluid Interfaces · Media Lab Research Theme: Life with AI +1 more
Daniel Pillis · Pat Pataranutaporn +2 more
#artificial intelligence #civic technology #learning + teaching +16 more
Project Research

ColloGraphy

ColloGraphy (colloquy+calligraphy) is a tangible way to interact and communicate with another person from a different time, whether a loved…

in Tangible Media · Media Lab Research Theme: Cultivating Creativity
Lingdong Huang · Ken Nakagaki +3 more
#human-computer interaction #art #communications +2 more
Project Research

▓▒░ TeleAbsence

People die twice.First, when they die.Then when they are forgotten.Rokusuke Ei (1933-2016)

in Tangible Media · Media Lab Research Theme: Life with AI · Media Lab Research Theme: Decentralized Society +1 more
Hiroshi Ishii · Xiao Xiao +8 more
#human-computer interaction #art #communications +2 more
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Space Exploration Initiative

Space Exploration Initiative

#robotics #design #virtual reality +73 more
Not Accepting Applicants
Post Research

Samantha Gutierrez-Arango selected for 2024 MIT RISE Unsung Hero Award

Recipients of this award have shown commitment and passion for the community regardless of leadership position.

April 30, 2024
in Biomechatronics · Media Lab Research Theme: Future Worlds
#community
Article Research

Twenty-three MIT faculty honored as “Committed to Caring” for 2023-25

Professor Cynthia Breazeal, head of the Personal Robots research group, is among the honorees.

via MIT News · April 22, 2024
in Personal Robots · Media Lab Research Theme: Future Worlds
#community
Research
Media Lab Research Theme: Connected Mind + Body

Connected Mind + Body | Revolutionizing the future of mental and physical wellbeing

#robotics #design #social networks +134 more
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Fluid Interfaces

Designing Systems for Cognitive Support

#robotics #design #social networks +62 more
Accepting Applicants
Project Research

Remaking City by Community-based Social Innovation

The research on Community-based Social Innovation focuses on the reshaping of urban spaces by human social behavior, incorporating an analy…

in City Science · Media Lab Research Theme: Future Worlds · Media Lab Research Theme: Life with AI +1 more
Danwen Ji · Kent Larson +3 more
#design #social networks #artificial intelligence +2 more
Research
Future Sketches

Exploring the essence of code as a creative medium

#design #computer vision #human-computer interaction +31 more
Accepting Applicants
Post Research

MIT AI for Filmmaking Hackathon 2024: A Leap Forward in Creative Innovation

The second iteration of this hackathon featured 66 films and 400 participants from local institutions, other states, and countries.

April 3, 2024
in Molecular Machines · Fluid Interfaces · Media Lab Research Theme: Life with AI +1 more
#art #artificial intelligence #entertainment +3 more
Research
Viral Communications

People and intelligent machines in a creative, symbiotic loop

#design #virtual reality #computer vision +45 more
Accepting Applicants
Project Research

City Science Network

MIT City Science has developed an international network of cooperative City Science LabsWe are developing concepts and key technology that …

in City Science · Media Lab Research Theme: Future Worlds · Media Lab Research Theme: Connected Mind + Body +1 more
Maitane Iruretagoyena · Markus Elkatsha +19 more
#robotics #design #human-computer interaction +12 more
Post Research

MIT AI for Filmmaking Hackathon 2023 Brings Dreams to Life

Ruihan Zhang, a student in the Molecular Machines group, was lead organizer of this event in collaboration with MIT Film Makers Association

Feb. 15, 2023
in Tangible Media · Molecular Machines · Fluid Interfaces +2 more
#art #artificial intelligence #entertainment +4 more
Research
Affective Computing

Advancing human wellbeing by developing new ways to communicate, understand, and respond to emotion

#robotics #design #social networks +60 more
Accepting Applicants
Research
Media Lab Research Theme: Future Worlds

Future Worlds | Design and action for the future we want to live in

#robotics #design #social networks +144 more
Project Research

The Gravity Loading Countermeasure Skinsuit

By Rachel BellisleOverview:The Gravity Loading Countermeasure Skinsuit (GLCS or “Skinsuit”) is an intravehicular activity suit for astronau…

in Space Exploration Initiative · Media Lab Research Theme: Future Worlds
#robotics #virtual reality #architecture +15 more
Project Research

Theme | CityScope

City Science researchers are developing a slew of tangible and digital platforms dedicated to solving spatial design and urban planning cha…

in City Science · Media Lab Research Theme: Future Worlds · Media Lab Research Theme: Life with AI +1 more
Markus Elkatsha · Kent Larson +7 more
#design #computer vision #human-computer interaction +23 more
Research
Tangible Media

Invent new tangible and embodied interactions that inspire and engage people

#robotics #design #virtual reality +77 more
Accepting Applicants
Research
Opera of the Future

Extending expression, learning, and health through innovations in musical composition, performance, and participation

#multimodal representation #performance technologies #digital opera +76 more
Accepting Applicants
Archived
Project Research

Symphony for the Koreas

Symphony for the Koreas will be the latest installment of the celebrated City Symphony series. Over the next few years, Tod Machover and hi…

in Opera of the Future
Tod Machover
#music #politics #community +1 more
Archived
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Media Lab Research Theme: Cultivating Creativity

Cultivating Creativity | Catalyzing a global movement enabling everyone to unlock and unleash their individual and collective creativity

#robotics #design #social networks +136 more
Research
Sculpting Evolution

Cultivating wisdom through evolutionary and ecological engineering

#robotics #design #social networks +43 more
Accepting Applicants
Project Research

Tapis Magique: A Choreomusical Interactive Carpet

Ancient textiles have played a major role in the social, economic, and religious structures of communities around the world. Iconic, indige…

in Responsive Environments
Irmandy Wicaksono · Don Derek Haddad
#design #human-computer interaction #architecture +15 more
Article Research

HDR pioneer looks to future of wearable tech

Media Lab alum Steve Mann, known as “the father of wearable computing,” talks to the MIT Alumni Association about his approach to new tech.

via Slice of MIT · Oct. 4, 2023
in Media Lab Research Theme: Future Worlds
#wearable computing #community #technology +1 more
Article Research

Student interns reflect on their time at the MIT Summer Research Program

Several summer interns at the Media Lab talk about their experiences., the research they conducted, and what they learned.

via School of Architecture + Planning · Sept. 6, 2023
in Viral Communications · Space Enabled · Media Lab Research Theme: Future Worlds
#community
Research
MIT Center for Constructive Communication

Designing tools, methods and systems that connect rather than divide us to create a healthier society

#robotics #design #social networks +50 more
Accepting Applicants
Project Research

Living Knitwork Pavilion

One of the highlighted projects merging technology with the beauty and craftsmanship of fine arts, the Living Knitwork Pavilion recently re…

in Responsive Environments · Media Lab Research Theme: Cultivating Creativity
Irmandy Wicaksono · Manaswi Mishra +5 more
#design #architecture #art +8 more
Research
Poetic Justice

Exploring new forms of social justice through art

#robotics #design #architecture +34 more
Not Accepting Applicants
Research
Camera Culture

Making the invisible visible–inside our bodies, around us, and beyond–for health, work, and connection

#robotics #design #social networks +53 more
Accepting Applicants
Project Research

How to Grow (Almost) Anything - A New Model for Global Synthetic Biology Education

A Distance Learning Model for Global Laboratory-Based Synthetic Biology Education Synthetic Biology ( SynBio) tools hold the…

in Molecular Machines · Community Biotechnology · City Science +2 more
Eyal Perry · Pat Pataranutaporn +4 more
#robotics #bioengineering #learning + teaching +10 more
Article Research

The City Science Network empowers local communities to collaborate globally

The City Science Network is a collaboration of institutions + researchers sharing a the goal of enabling more livable, equitable communities

via MIT News · Nov. 3, 2023
in City Science · Media Lab Research Theme: Future Worlds
#developing countries #urban planning #community +1 more
Project Research

Axol

A distributed sensing system for managing water resources in informal communities.

in City Science · Media Lab Research Theme: Future Worlds
Andres Rico · Kent Larson
#developing countries #urban planning #sensors +4 more
Research
Community Biotechnology

Community Biotechnology

#robotics #design #human-computer interaction +29 more
Not Accepting Applicants
Article Research

Who Owns the Truth? | CCC at Ars Electronica 2023

The MIT CCC participated in this year's Ars Electronica festival from September 6–10, 2023.

via MIT Center for Constructive Communication · Sept. 5, 2023
in MIT Center for Constructive Communication · Media Lab Research Theme: Life with AI · Media Lab Research Theme: Cultivating Creativity
#social networks #art #artificial intelligence +4 more
Project Research

Collective Echos

Through an embodied, spatial audio experience, Collective Echos makes tangible a living library of human experiences.In the face of intensi…

in MIT Center for Constructive Communication · Media Lab Research Theme: Life with AI · Media Lab Research Theme: Cultivating Creativity
Naana Obeng-Marnu · Maggie Hughes +2 more
#design #social networks #human-computer interaction +9 more
Post Research

Collective Echos at Ars Electronica Festival 2023

Human-AI Systems for Dialogue and Listening

Oct. 18, 2023
in Media Lab Spinoffs · MIT Center for Constructive Communication · Media Lab Research Theme: Life with AI +1 more
#art #artificial intelligence #social science +1 more
Research
Molecular Machines

Engineering at the limits of complexity with molecular-scale parts

#robotics #design #architecture +33 more
Accepting Applicants
Article Research

From MIT to Burning Man: The Living Knitwork Pavilion

Learn about the Living Knitwork Pavilion: an interactive architectural installation that combined textile arts + engineering at Burning Man.

via MIT News · Oct. 13, 2023
in Responsive Environments · Media Lab Research Theme: Cultivating Creativity
#design #architecture #art +6 more
Article Research

Faces of MIT: Abisola Okuk

Abisola Okuk, who began her career at MIT as an admin in the Lifelong Kindergarten group, talks to MIT News about finding her passion.

via MIT News · Aug. 25, 2023
in Lifelong Kindergarten · Media Lab Research Theme: Cultivating Creativity
#community
Article Research

Faces of MIT: Mary Niskala

Mary Niskala, a senior administrative assistant, talks to MIT News about her proudest moments at the Institute.

via MIT News · Aug. 9, 2023
in Tangible Media · Media Lab Research Theme: Cultivating Creativity
#community
Article Research

Third Thursdays Poetry from Brookline Booksmith: "Our Ancestors Did Not Breathe This Air"

Media Lab student Ayşe Guvenilir and MIT alumni Mariam Dogar and Maisha Munawwara Prome share work from their poetry anthology.

via YouTube · May 18, 2023
in Biomechatronics · Media Lab Research Theme: Cultivating Creativity
#creativity #community
Article Research

MIT scholars awarded seed grants to probe the social implications of generative AI

The 27 finalists will explore the technology’s impact on democracy, education, sustainability, communications, and much more.

via MIT News · Sept. 18, 2023
in Media Lab Research Theme: Future Worlds · Media Lab Research Theme: Life with AI
#artificial intelligence #politics #social science +5 more
Publication Research

Harnessing digital federation platforms and data cooperatives to empower SMEs and local small communities

Bühler, M. et al., 2023. Harnessing Digital Federation Platforms and Data Cooperatives to Empower SMEs and Local Small Communities, OBSERVER RESEARCH FOUNDATION. India.

Technology Report, June 2023
in Human Dynamics · Media Lab Research Theme: Decentralized Society
#data #privacy #internet +2 more
Article Research

Strengthening Community Data Engagement in Humanitarian Health Crisis: A reflection from Sierra Leone

In a post for the MIT Governance Lab, Media Lab grad student Leonard Francis Vibbi discusses his recent work in Sierra Leone.

via MIT Governance Lab · June 1, 2023
in Media Lab Research Theme: Future Worlds
#data #developing countries #health +2 more
Project Research

A Counting

A Counting is an ongoing series of software-generated live-streamed sound and video works composed of an evolving neverending count fr…

in Poetic Justice · Media Lab Research Theme: Future Worlds · Media Lab Research Theme: Decentralized Society
Ekene Ijeoma
#robotics #design #art +12 more
Project Research

Mice Against Ticks - Preventing tick-borne disease by permanently immunizing mice

Lyme disease is the most common vector-borne infection in North America. People are infected when bitten by ticks; ticks are typically infe…

in Sculpting Evolution · Media Lab Research Theme: Future Worlds
Kevin Esvelt · Joanna Buchthal
#agriculture #bioengineering #crowdsourcing +10 more
Project Research

RealTalk for Change Boston

A revolutionary new piece of civic infrastructure for more inclusive public input.Real Talk for Change is a collaboration between MIT’s Cen…

in Social Machines · MIT Center for Constructive Communication · Media Lab Research Theme: Life with AI
Sinclair Target · Wonjune Kang +14 more
#artificial intelligence #civic media #civic technology +5 more
Archived
Project Research

Tidmarsh Living Observatory Portal

The Tidmarsh Living Observatory Portal is a research project that focuses on the design and fabrication of a pavilion that will genera…

in Responsive Environments · Space Exploration Initiative
Valentina Sumini · Clement Duhart +4 more
#design #human-computer interaction #architecture +10 more
Archived
Article Research

The future of social media is a lot less social

Former Media Lab Professor Ethan Zuckerman speaks with The New York Times about the future of social media.

via The New York Times · April 19, 2023
in Center for Civic Media · Media Lab Research Theme: Decentralized Society
#civic technology #social media #community +1 more
Article Research

Watch David S. Kong on the Epic Human Podcast

Catch David S. Kong on Joe Blair's Epic Human Podcast, as he discusses his mission to empower communities through biotechnology.

via YouTube · Feb. 21, 2023
in Community Biotechnology · Media Lab Research Theme: Future Worlds · Media Lab Research Theme: Cultivating Creativity
#bioengineering #synthetic biology #creativity +3 more
Article Research

Angela Davis: “We need to renew our commitments to struggle against racism”

Jaleesa Trapp was the graduate student speaker at MIT's 49th annual Celebration of the Life and Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

via MIT News · Feb. 9, 2023
in Lifelong Kindergarten · Media Lab Research Theme: Future Worlds
#community #social change #civic action +2 more
Article Research

TeleAbsence: Communicating Across Time

This speculative design project from the Tangible Media group is supported by the MIT Center for Art, Science & Technology (CAST).

via Arts at MIT · July 25, 2023
in Tangible Media · Media Lab Research Theme: Cultivating Creativity
#art #communications #creativity +1 more
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