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Looking beyond smart cities
Designing Systems for Cognitive Augmentation
Designing tools, methods and systems that connect rather than divide us to create a healthier society
Designing, prototyping, and building the artifacts of our sci-fi space future
Scalable AI Program for the Intelligent Evolution of Networks (sAIpien)
Andorra and the City Science research group at the MIT Media Lab are taking on the challenge of turning Andorra into an “Internationally Re…
Invent new tangible and embodied interactions that inspire and engage people
CoCo is a new live co-creative learning platform designed to empower educators to support young people in both physical and remote set…
People and intelligent machines in a creative loop
Advancing human wellbeing by developing new ways to communicate, understand, and respond to emotion
Extending expression, learning, and health through innovations in musical composition, performance, and participation
Responsible AI for Social Empowerment and Education: promoting equity in learning, education, + computational action to prepare diverse K-12
Engaging people in creative learning experiences
Say hello to FutureYou!Imagine stepping into a time machine and having a conversation with your future self. What would you ask? What unex…
Building intelligent personified technologies that collaborate with people to help them learn, thrive, and flourish.
Exploring how social networks can influence our lives in business, health, governance, and technology adoption and diffusion
Have you ever wondered what a friend would do if she was in your decision-making situation? Or thought about where a family membe…
Braley, A., Lenz, G.S., Adjodah, D. et al. Why voters who value democracy participate in democratic backsliding. Nat Hum Behav (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-023-01594-w
Life with AI | Designing the future of smart systems to improve the human experience
Future Worlds | Design and action for the future we want to live in
Decentralized Society | Architecting the new internet for the good of the people
Cultivating Creativity | Catalyzing a global movement enabling everyone to unlock and unleash their individual and collective creativity
Connected Mind + Body | Revolutionizing the future of mental and physical wellbeing
Future You, developed by Dr. Pat Pataranutaporn, allows users to explore possible futures by chatting with an older version of themselves.
On the ACM ByteCast, Professor Rosalind Picard and host Scott Hanselman talk about her work in the Media Lab's Affective Computing group.
By enabling users to chat with an older version of themselves, Future You aims to reduce anxiety + guide young people to make better choices
Alum Rébecca Kleinberger (Opera of the Future) considers ways of building games that work for birds' unique needs.
Rhythm is a collection of open-source tools to make it easier for researchers to examine, analyze, and augment human interaction. Rhyt…
In Success Magazine, Professor Cynthia Breazeal talks about how people can use AI technologies to enhance human abilities.
This research shows how AI can support LGBTQIA+ advocacy, how technology might help create a more accepting + understanding society.
AbstractDespite significant historical progress, discrimination and social stigma continue to impact the lives of LGBTQIA+ individuals. The…
Professor Rosalind Picard talks about what gave her the inspiration to found a new field, Affective Computing.
The NIH reports on research from the Fluid Interfaces group and Harvard Medical School investigating the effect of naps on creativity.
The Washington Post reports on research from the Media Lab’s Fluid Interfaces group & Harvard Medical School that naps could aid creativity.
Targeted dream incubation (TDI) is a methodology for guiding (or “incubating”) dreams towards specific themes. Please read the FAQ below to…
InspirationSleep is a forgotten country of the mind. A vast majority of our technologies are built for our waking state, even though a thir…
This project is a collaboration between the MIT Media Lab and the San Diego Zoo to design and build interactive sonic enrichment systems fo…
In El País, researchers from Fluid Interfaces discuss their study that found users' beliefs about a chatbot influenced their interactions.
In Scientific American, PhD student Pat Pataranutaporn talks about how a user's impressions of AI chatbots may influence their interactions.
AbstractAs conversational agents powered by large language models become more human-like, users are starting to view them as companions rat…
The Joy Branch project explores different user interfaces to allow parrots to shape their sonic environment. Animal agency—contr…
Alum Rébecca Kleinberger discusses her work at the intersection of new technology, animal-computer interaction, and the sonic environment.
Study shows users can be primed to believe certain things about an AI chatbot’s motives, which influences their interactions with the bot.
"The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week" dives into research by alum Rébecca Kleinberger showing that parrots seem to enjoy video chats.
GeekWire reports on research that people were less likely to visit socioeconomically different areas while returning to pre-pandemic habits.
Today's children will live in a world saturated with artificial intelligence. Understanding the key idea behind the functioning of intellig…
Sparking conversations through artwork and envisioning future values for a spacefaring society
Studying group dynamics in space environments with virtual reality simulations to inform the design of future governance systems
In Discovery Magazine, Media Lab postdoc Adam Haar Horowitz and other researchers discuss the possible ethical issues of influencing dreams.
Social robots equipped with AI and designed with users’ social, emotional, and relational interactions in mind are increasingly being highl…
Created by Media Lab PhD students Shruti Dhariwal and Manuj Dhariwal, CoCo is a digital learning platform that fosters collaboration.
In a new study, researchers from MIT and other universities show that personal mobility during the Covid-19 pandemic hasn't fully recovered.
Promoting deeper learning and understanding in human networks
Media Lab PhD students Manuj Dhariwal + Shruti Dhariwal introduce a new paradigm of creative collaboration in digital learning environments
False assumptions about election malfeasance could create a “death spiral” for democracy — but also provide some hope for bipartisan repair.
Mobility-related data show the pandemic has had a lasting effect, limiting the breadth of places people visit in cities.
We use high-resolution geospatial data collected from mobile phones to measure social segregation at an unprecedented resolution in cities …
An MIT-led study reveals a core tension between the impulse to share news and to think about whether it is true.
Transforming data into knowledge
Ziv Epstein talks about his latest research project, which will attempt to "map the networks of cooperation and serendipity at Burning Man."
Reimagining human cooperation in the age of social media and artificial intelligence
The design process is no longer limited to one group of individuals, as number, level, and cost make tools ever more accessible. As we move…
Storytelling is a fundamental way in which human beings understand the world. Imagine watching a movie telling the story of your life, how …
SPRING is a custom-built hardware and software platform for children with neuro-differences. The system automates data acquisition, optimiz…
As the presence of artificial intelligence expands significantly in children’s lives of learning and play, it is critical that students lea…
A new model shows that the more polarized and hyperconnected a social network is, the more likely misinformation will spread.
Unlike traditional randomized controlled trials that generalize relationships in large groups of people, single-case experiments seek to qu…
OverviewWe have created a new customizable, multi-user research-through-play platform designed to facilitate social skill development for c…
Research finds Covid-19-related lockdowns led to a marked reduction in walking in lower-income areas of major metropolises.
OverviewPAL is a wearable platform for personalized, context-aware, and always-present user change. PAL has mult…