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Biomechatronics

Enhancing human physical capability

#robotics #design #human-computer interaction +66 more
Accepting Applicants
Research
Space Enabled

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

#robotics #design #human-computer interaction +58 more
Not Accepting Applicants
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Poetic Justice

Exploring new forms of social justice through art

#robotics #design #architecture +31 more
Not Accepting Applicants
Research
City Science

Looking beyond smart cities

#robotics #design #social networks +76 more
Accepting Applicants
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 +44 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 +142 more
Research
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 +134 more
Project Research

OctoStudio

OctoStudio is a free coding app available at octostudio.orgOctoStudio transforms how young people use mobile phones and tablets, enabl…

in Lifelong Kindergarten · Media Lab Research Theme: Cultivating Creativity
Natalie Rusk · Kreg Hanning +13 more
#robotics #design #artificial intelligence +8 more
Research
Personal Robots

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

#robotics #design #virtual reality +73 more
Accepting Applicants
Research
Community Biotechnology

Community Biotechnology

#robotics #design #human-computer interaction +29 more
Research
Lifelong Kindergarten

Engaging people in creative learning experiences

#robotics #design #human-computer interaction +36 more
Not Accepting Applicants
Research
Sculpting Evolution

Cultivating wisdom through evolutionary and ecological engineering

#robotics #design #social networks +42 more
Accepting Applicants
Research
Media Lab Research Theme: Connected Mind + Body

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

#robotics #design #social networks +131 more
Research
Media Lab Research Theme: Decentralized Society

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

#robotics #design #social networks +84 more
Project Research

Data Activism Program

Thank you for your interest in our  Data Activism program. All available spots for this program have been filled. If you would li…

in Personal Robots · Media Lab Research Theme: Life with AI
Matthew Taylor · Raechel Walker +2 more
#data #kids #learning + teaching +1 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 +147 more
Article Research

One man's inspiring journey to lift his country out of poverty

Media Lab alum David Sengeh, now the Minister of Education for Sierra Leone, talks about efforts to transform their educational system.

via The New York Times · June 21, 2023
in Biomechatronics · Media Lab Research Theme: Future Worlds
#developing countries #government #alumni +1 more
Article Research

Empowering Cambridge youth through data activism

Mayor’s youth employment program brought local high schoolers to MIT this summer.

via MIT News · Sept. 21, 2022
in Personal Robots · RAISE · Media Lab Research Theme: Life with AI +2 more
#data #kids #learning + teaching +1 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
Project Research

Liberatory Computing for African American Students

The underrepresentation of minoritized groups, particularly African Americans, is the longstanding reality of computing fields. Computing h…

in Personal Robots · Media Lab Research Theme: Life with AI
Raechel Walker
#data #kids #learning + teaching +1 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
Archived
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Civic Media

Creating technology for social change

#robotics #design #social networks +54 more
Not Accepting Applicants
Archived
Project Research

Actionable Auditing: Coordinated bias disclosure study

Algorithmic auditing has emerged as a key strategy to expose systematic biases embedded in software platforms, yet scholarship on the impac…

in Civic Media
Joy Buolamwini
#computer vision #artificial intelligence #civic media +8 more
Archived
Archived
Project Research

Civic Entertainment

Civic Entertainment is a project based at the Center for Civic Media that explores the intersection of civic engagement with film, televisi…

in Center for Civic Media · Civic Media
Anushka Shah · Ethan Zuckerman
#civic media #communications #entertainment +4 more
Archived
Article Research

The Synthetic Biology Community Builder

David Sun Kong speaks with NEO.LIFE about science, activism, and how biotechnology can empower ordinary people.

via NEO.LIFE · April 7, 2022
in Community Biotechnology
#synthetic biology #ethics #community +2 more
Article Research

Some Bostonians feel largely unheard. With MIT’s ‘Real Talk’ portal now public, here’s a chance to really listen

A database of community conversations in various Boston neighborhoods launches publicly on Monday.

via The Boston Globe · Oct. 25, 2021
in Media Lab Spinoffs · MIT Center for Constructive Communication
#artificial intelligence #civic media #civic technology +5 more
Article Research

MIT’s ‘Real Talk’ campaign gives likely voters a voice in Boston’s race for mayor

Researchers enlist grassroots activists to engage “invisible” residents about the future of the city.

via The Boston Globe · Aug. 24, 2021
in MIT Center for Constructive Communication
#civic media #civic technology #politics +2 more
Research
RAISE

RAISE

#robotics #design #human-computer interaction +22 more
Archived
Research
PlusMinus

PlusMinus

#design #civic technology #developing countries +5 more
Publication Research

Defund Big Tech, Refund Community: Anti-Trust is Not Enough, Another Tech is Possible

Barendregt, W., Becker, C., Cheon, E., Clement, A., Reynolds-Cuéllar, P., Schuler, D., & Suchman, L. (2021). Defund Big Tech, Refund Community. Tech Otherwise. https://doi.org/10.21428/93b2c832.e0100a3f

White Paper/Memo, Feb. 2021
in Space Enabled
#design #civic technology #civic action
Archived
Project Research

CabildoxLatAm

CabildoxLatAm: A space for digital participation in Latin AmericaIn the face of the challenges that have emerged and been exacerbated&…

in Civic Media
Pedro Reynolds-Cuellar
#civic media #politics #civic action +1 more
Archived
Publication Research

The Design of Pseudo-Participation

Victoria Palacin, Matti Nelimarkka, Pedro Reynolds-Cuéllar, and Christoph Becker. 2020. The Design of Pseudo-Participation. In Proceedings of the 16th Participatory Design Conference 2020 - Participation(s) Otherwise - Volume 2 (PDC '20). Association for Computing Machinery, New York, NY, USA, 40–44.

Academic Paper, June 2020
in Civic Media
#civic media #social science #civic action
Publication Research

Computing Professionals for Social Responsibility: The Past, Present and Future Values of Participatory Design

Becker, C., Light, A., Frauenberger, C., Walker, D., Palacin, V., Ahmed, S. I., ... & Nemer, D. (2020, June). Computing Professionals for Social Responsibility: The Past, Present and Future Values of Participatory Design. In Proceedings of the 16th Participatory Design Conference 2020-Participation (s) Otherwise-Volume 2 (pp. 181-184).

Academic Paper, June 2020
in Civic Media
#civic media #social science #social change +1 more
Archived
Project Research

Kicks x Cliques

Leveraging sneaker culture to influence civic engagement. Marginalized groups have influence on digital platforms but are often unhear…

in Viral Communications
Britney Johnson
#fashion #health #social media +3 more
Archived
Archived
Project Research

Let's play: Waste at MIT

Let's play: Waste at MIT is a game about trash; it’s also a game about understanding civic infrastructure. This project explores the use of…

in Viral Communications
Agnes Cameron
#civic technology #gaming #civic action
Archived
Article Research

How Delhi Crime gave audiences a chance to reimagine the police force

Richie Mehta’s show balances negative media narratives of the Indian police & catalyses empathetic conversations on their working conditions

via Film Companion · May 6, 2019
in Civic Media
#entertainment #social change #civic action
Project Research

Data for Refugees

Data for refugees is a big data challenge whereby Turk Telekom opens a large dataset of anonymized mobile phone records to research groups …

in Human Dynamics
Michiel Bakker · Alfredo Morales-Guzman +4 more
#social science #civic action #data science
Archived
Project Research

votoMosaic

A tapestry where each pixel represents a pledge by an individual to vote. Anyone can participate and watch the growing and changing image t…

in Viral Communications
Andrew Lippman · Kallirroi Retzepi
#civic media #data visualization #civic action
Archived
Article Research

Supposedly ‘fair’ algorithms can perpetuate discrimination

"We must provide a mechanism for civil society to be informed and engaged in the way in which algorithms are used."

via Wired · Feb. 5, 2019
in Director's Office
#social change #industry #civic action +1 more
Article Research

Defense of Amazon's face recognition tool undermined by its only known police client

So far Amazon’s frontline defense against advocates and academics has been: Researchers are setting the search parameters incorrectly.

via Gizmodo · Jan. 31, 2019
in Civic Media
#civic technology #civic action

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