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Friend, Stephen H., Geoffrey S. Ginsburg, and Rosalind W. Picard. "Wearable Digital Health Technology." New England Journal of Medicine 389.22 (2023): 2100-2101.
Urban mobility is changing at an increasingly rapid pace. In this context, stakeholders such as governments and mobility operators ne…
B. Zhang, W. V. Chen, G. Regalia, D. M. Goldenholz, and R. W. Picard, “Sleep deficiency is associated with higher next-day generalized tonic-clonic seizure risk”, in American Epilepsy Society 2023 Annual Meeting, 2023.
According to WHO, epilepsy is the fourth most common neurological disease globally. CDC statistics show that 1 in 26 individuals in the U.S…
This project is a pipeline to algorithmically generate visuals of dreams collected from large groups during the COVID pandemic. Dreams…
Abstract— Millions suffer from sleep disorders, and sleep clinics and research institutions seek improved sleep study methods. This paper p…
InspirationSleep is a forgotten country of the mind. A vast majority of our technologies are built for our waking state, even though a thir…
We build technologies that interface with the sleeping mind. We track different sleep-stages using brain activity, muscle tensio…
Connected Mind + Body | Revolutionizing the future of mental and physical wellbeing
Advancing human wellbeing by developing new ways to communicate, understand, and respond to emotion
The Abu Dhabi Investment Authority Lab aims to encourage multidisciplinary collaboration and solve large-scale, complex problems.
Singh*, N., Cherep*, M., & Shand, J. (2023, December). Creative Text-to-Audio Generation via Synthesizer Programming. In NeurIPS Machine Learning for Audio Workshop
Extending expression, learning, and health through innovations in musical composition, performance, and participation
Songs released on music streaming services are static, never changing after their initial release. Evolving Media proposes a content p…
Advancing justice in Earth's complex systems using designs enabled by space
Inventing disruptive technologies for nanoelectronic devices and creating new paradigms for life-machine symbiosis
KnitworkVR is an immersive virtual experience designed to simulate the Living Knitwork Pavilion showcased at Burning Man, through the use o…
Exploring how social networks can influence our lives in business, health, governance, and technology adoption and diffusion
In El País, researchers from Fluid Interfaces discuss their study that found users' beliefs about a chatbot influenced their interactions.
This thesis project explores how emerging (AI) technologies might transform how we shape and interact with typography. I will create three …
2D Spintronic and Neuromorphic Devices for Sustainable Artificial Intelligence
Kajale, S.N., Nguyen, T., Chao, C.A. et al. Current-induced switching of a van der Waals ferromagnet at room temperature. Nat Commun 15, 1485 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-45586-4
Media Lab Professor Rosalind Picard and other experts discuss the opportunities and risks posed by rapid advances in AI.
In a new working paper, researchers consider the most effective ways to label online content as AI-generated, misleading, or both.
On NPR’s Fresh Air, alum Dr. Joy Buolamwini (Civic Media) talks about the social implications of artificial intelligence.
Looking beyond smart cities
Life with AI | Designing the future of smart systems to improve the human experience
Augmenting and mediating human experience, interaction, and perception with sensor networks
Decentralized Society | Architecting the new internet for the good of the people
Future Worlds | Design and action for the future we want to live in
Cultivating Creativity | Catalyzing a global movement enabling everyone to unlock and unleash their individual and collective creativity
New generative AI technologies (such as the Generative Adversarial Network, or GAN) can allow us to imagine new species. Hidden within the …
Living in space could have significant physical and mental impacts on astronauts. Wearables have the potential to play a critical role in m…
Exploring the essence of code as a creative medium
The challenge of understanding pandemics, illustrated by the recent COVID-19 outbreak, has significantly impacted global health and economi…
In a study published in Nature Medicine, alum Matt Groh, Prof. Rosalind Picard, and colleagues found assistance from an AI model can help.
Groh, M., Badri, O., Daneshjou, R. et al. Deep learning-aided decision support for diagnosis of skin disease across skin tones. Nat Med (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-023-02728-3
Media Lab alum, Dr.Joy Buolamwini spoke to IEEE Spectrum about her work and her recent book, Unmasking AI.
The Harvard Business Review dives into a technology that Media Lab alum Simon Greenwold named in his 2003 master's thesis.
For The Atlantic, Professor Deb Roy, director of the MIT Center for Constructive Communication, imagines a new kind of social network.
Participate in the experiment at https://detectfakes.kellogg.northwestern.eduCheck out our publications in PNAS, a workshop at IJCAI, …
Addressing Bias in Physician-Machine PartnershipsThis research program addresses how AI assistance can enhance physician decision-making on…
On The World by PRX and WGBH, researcher Nataliya Kosmyna talks about advances in and potential applications for brain-computer interfaces.
In Psychology Today, author William Poundstone considers research from the Fluid Interfaces group in light of the Clever Hans effect.
The MAD Fellowship is an opportunity for MIT grad students to propose a research-oriented or personal design project.
Enhancing human physical capability
Converting the patterns of nature and the human body into beneficial signals and energy
Cultivating wisdom through evolutionary and ecological engineering
Invent new tangible and embodied interactions that inspire and engage people
Rosalind Picard’s unique technology is revolutionizing digital health.
A massive audit of 1800+ AI text datasets, tracing their provenance and composition from origin to creation.The race to train language mode…
Space Exploration Initiative
Designing for, with, and by nature
Research from the Fluid Interfaces group finds that users' perceptions of an AI chatbot influence their interactions with the technology.
Swarms of robots will revolutionize many applications, from targeted material delivery to farming. However, the characteristics that make t…
In Scientific American, PhD student Pat Pataranutaporn talks about how a user's impressions of AI chatbots may influence their interactions.
The Media Lab is honored to have had its research and researchers highlighted in two 2023 end-of-year lists prepared by MIT News.
OctoStudio is a free coding app available at octostudio.orgOctoStudio transforms how young people use mobile phones and tablets, enabl…
Designing tools, methods and systems that connect rather than divide us to create a healthier society
Pat Pataranutaporn discusses the inspiration behind his research at the intersection of biological systems and digital technology.
Designing Systems for Cognitive Support
MACH, My Automated Conversation coacH, is a system for people to practice social interactions in face-to-face scenarios. MACH consists of a…
Exploring new forms of social justice through art
Ultrasound is widely used for tissue imaging such as breast cancer diagnosis; however, fundamental challenges limit…
Humanizing Agent-Based Models (h-ABM) emerges as a pioneering technique to simulate real-world behaviors, aiming to seamlessly bridge …
Making the invisible visible–inside our bodies, around us, and beyond–for health, work, and connection
The landscape in which society interacts with news has evolved due to the advent of the internet and modern communication platforms. Althou…
Imagine a personal AI agent that you can converse with naturally about your friends and family, helping you remember previous topics you’ve…
Individual mobility, both within cities and across cities, significantly impacts various societal aspects, such as well-being, the spread o…
How to Train Your Robot is a curriculum for students in 5-8th grade to explore artificial intelligence and ethics. In this course, students…